Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by Providence as an evil to mankind.”

-Jonathan Swift
Posted on May 22, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“After a Death” by Tomas Transtromer

Tomas Transtromer manages to convey all-consuming emotions in a concise poem
Posted on May 21, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

My search for a poem for this week was very short; as soon as I happened upon “After a Death,” by Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, I knew I was hooked. The poem is short (and translated into English, by Robert … Continue reading →

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“Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.”

-Benjamin Franklin
Posted on May 15, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“A Mother’s Lament” by Robert Burns

Robert Burns's poem conveys a mother's perspective on the loss of her son
Posted on May 14, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and whether you were fortunate enough to get to spend time with yours or were perhaps laying flowers on her grave, I hope you took the time to appreciate her somehow. While SevenPonds paid tribute to … Continue reading →

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Weddings and Funerals

A comedic Internet meme about death
Posted on May 11, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.”

-Emily Dickinson
Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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