Sonnet #1

Sonnet number one seemed to be about the author encouraging a man to create offspring because he is good looking, so he should reproduce attractive children as well. This should occur whether he has a spouse or not. The first two lines are saying that attractive creatures, or beings, should procreate so thereby beauty's rose might never die, or their looks will never cease to exist because they'll be carried on through their offspring. Where it says "Feed'st they light's flame with self-substantial fuel," I think it's being said that a person can keep themselves alive through the life of another when they're gone. For example, a child is often a reflection of his or her parents in numerous aspects of their lives.