Original artwork, not a still
The Reaper and the Flowers ‧ 1839
There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The verse personifies Death as a reaper with a keen sickle who cuts down ripe grain in a single breath. The flowers growing between fall too. The image suggests mortality takes what is mature and what is delicate alike, without distinction.
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