Sonnet Remix

Sonnet to Death by Heath Bailey

Cold Death, who lays an icy hand on all
The children of the Two who fell from grace,
Boast not — thy victory's scope is sliver-small
And but a moment mars the human race.
Although the grave, in season, houses bones,
And Age, thy minion, plays me like a pawn,
Though for a day thou rulest, 'neath the stones,
Thy grip, though fearful, thee will fail ere dawn.
For in these realms of Love thou canst not reign:
The widow's faith, the kinship in a home,
And lover's vows. Thy frightenings are in vain,
For these thou hast not strength to overcome.
What then if for a moment Death bring grief?
From Death, Love plunders Life, a welcome thief.

If I Die Young by The Band Perry

This music video is as you can tell about death coming to young. The sonnet immediately made this song come to mind, when I listen to it I can hear the pain in the words that are being sung. I had the same reaction with the sonnet. The line in the song "the sharp knife of a short life" and the line in the sonnet "Cold Death, who lays an icy hand on all" are both powerful phrases that make me realize how intensely serious death is and how it is inescapable.

 

Picture Collage of meaningful images

 

This song is a about a young couple that is in love and are newly married and right after the wedding the husband goes off to war. (foreshadowing tells us that in most country songs the husband will not be coming back.) The young widow is trying to deal with the death of her new husband and trying to figure out her life without her husband.