John Payson, 1804, Fitchburg, MA, photo by RJO |
The young man faileth,
his strength ceaseth,
he dieth,
and is no more;
but his hope is in God.
his strength ceaseth,
he dieth,
and is no more;
but his hope is in God.
I haven't come across any other pattern poems on New England gravestones. Has anyone else spotted other examples?
photo by RJO |
4 comments:
What is the shape suppose to represent? A bell? Or is it just a shape?
Also, does the six-pointed star have a particular symbolic meaning or purpose? It shows up over and over again in your photos, most of the time with a point pointing straight up.
I'd have thought it a butterfly, whichc is a symbol of the resurresction.
Is it either a chalice or Chi Rho?
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