This sonnet is absolutely relevant in this century! This poem is about the power of love. There are no impediments that can prevent the union of two minds which are meant to be together. If love changes when it confronts changes in a partner, then it isn't really love. Real love is like a rock, and it never shakes or wavers, even in the most violent conditions. Further, the narrator says that real love doesn't change just because time passes; lovers lose their youth and beauty, but that doesn't alter the strength of true love. Love lasts for eternity. Finally, the narrator says that if he can be proved wrong, then he is not a writer and no one has ever really loved. The idea that true love is powerful and meant to last a lifetime is just as applicable now as it was when the sonnet was written.
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