What is the topic of this sonnet?

When I consider how my light is spent,

E're half my days, in this dark world and wide,

And that one Talent which is death to hide,

Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bent

To serve therewith my Maker, and present [ 5 ]

My true account, least he returning chide,

Doth God exact day labour, light deny'd,

I fondly ask; But patience to prevent

That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need

Either man's work or his own gifts, who best [ 10 ]

Bear his milde yoak, they serve him best, his State

Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed

And post o're Land and Ocean without rest:

They also serve who only stand and waite.

coping with blindness

writer's block

interpreting God's word

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Elvis Patterson

13 November, 12:53

What is the topic of this sonnet?

When I consider how my light is spent,

E're half my days, in this dark world and wide,

And that one Talent which is death to hide,

Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bent

To serve therewith my Maker, and present [ 5 ]

My true account, least he returning chide,

Doth God exact day labour, light deny'd,

I fondly ask; But patience to prevent

That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need

Either man's work or his own gifts, who best [ 10 ]

Bear his milde yoak, they serve him best, his State

Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed

And post o're Land and Ocean without rest:

They also serve who only stand and waite.

coping with blindness

writer's block

interpreting God's word

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Davin Andersen · Answer 1

Interpreting God's word. Every time the author mentions him or his, he is speaking of God. The first sentence also says "When I consider how my light is spent." This is referring to how the person is living their life before they die. The poem also states " God doth not need either man's work or his own gifts."Meaning that the only thing that is important is the work that you do for God, not yourself.