Sonnet 51 by Shakespeare

Sonnet 51 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man.

According to the Norton Anthology, sonnet 51 is considered part of the "long sequence" (18-126) and focuses on the young man who Shakespeare wrote about in his preceding 17 sonnets. This poem focuses on a young man fighting time to return to his lover, and includes description of haste and timeliness.