Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The scythe of death, now near it sweeps!

From New Salem Cemetery, New Salem, MA:

Deeply lamented, as he had lived much respected.
Among the dead, fond memory weeps
O'er graves of lov'd associates gone:
The scythe of death, now near it sweeps!
Twill be our turn to fall anon.

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