Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation.

Siobhan Dowd
Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even...
Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even...
Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even...
Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even...
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The waters of life are often difficult to see or even comprehend. Most people think that death is just another obstacle that must be overcome, but the great poet and philosopher William Ernest Henley said, "Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation." In other words, death can be a frightening and lonely place. It can come at any time and leave one with no warning. In this quote Henley was describing death as a dark force that extinguishes life without any respect for the person who has passed on.

Source: Bog Child

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