Thanatopsis
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Death is an inevitable enemy. Although anyone can be its victim, we are only reminded of its inescapable nature if someone we endear or have touched our lives has been claimed by it. I am not just referring to the death of Cory Aquino or Michael Jackson but the recent untimely deaths of persons I know and have respects for. On such occasions the emo in me get these thanatopsis moments, which explains my post title. Thanatopsis (Meditation upon Death) is a poem by William Cullen Bryant. I fir