It Tolls for Thee, America (Huffington Post)
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main…
Each man’s death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
John Donne captured in his famous poem made more so by Ernest Hemmingway in novel form, For Whom the Bell Tolls, the matter of life and death, and in essence the grave responsibility that comes with being human – a human being.
Do you hear it, America? Do you hear the sound?
Do you hear the cries from the graves of our forefathers? For we are in…
