On "The Sun Rising"

Poetry is sometimes hard to understand and John Donne is definitely an example of a tough poet, so bear with me here. I'll begin with an examination of the first stanza and go from there.

To me, the first stanza is about the author's desire for the sun (and time) to leave him and his love alone. He thinks that the sun should be for waking schoolboys to attend class and reminding farmhands when it's time to go about their duties. There's also a very clever bit about the sun telling "court huntsmen that the king will ride", presumably by rising (hence the phrase "the king rides at dawn" that we've all heard in any semi-medieval movie or show).

The second stanza concerns the author's love. She is described as being so beautiful that the sun might envy and be blinded by her beauty. The sun is told to view all the lands under him and all the kings; by the next morning, they will be with him and his lover.

The third stanza is again speaking about the author and his lover. He says the following; "She is all states, and all princes I", of course meaning that the two are complementary. There cannot be princes without states and there cannot be states without princes or, at the very least, some type of ruler. He then states that princes simply imitate the love between him and his lover. Compared to his love, in fact, there is no honor or wealth. He then states that the sun is half as happy (or lucky) as he is. He says that the suns job is, as far as he's concerned, to warm them first and the world second. He then goes so far as to state that his bed is the center of the universe, and that the sun should orbit only around his room.

1. This isn't really a traditional love poem as the author doesn't address his lover directly. Why not?

2. Why write to the sun? Who is this poem really for?