It Tolls For Thee, And All - An Inclusive Re-Writing Of A Famous Poem.

It tolls for thee, and all,

by Dorothy Lovelace

No person is an island entire of itself,

Every being is a piece of the whole.

If a clod be washed away by the sea,

The Earth is the lesser, for we share its soul.

We are all the less.

As well as if a mountain were.

As well as if it were your own home.

Each person's absence diminishes me,

Because I am involved in humanity.

Therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls;

It tolls for thee, and all,

without disparity.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

by John Donne

No man is an island,

Entire of itself.

Each is a piece of the continent,

A part of the main.

If a clod be washed away by the sea,

Europe is the less.

As well as if a promontory were.

As well as if a manor of thine own

Or of thine friend's were.

Each man's death diminishes me,

For I am involved in mankind.

Therefore, send not to know

For whom the bell tolls,

It tolls for thee.