A Deadly Combination

For every two children that are born, one person dies in the world, causing this society to be very overpopulated. Poets tend to use life as a theme in many of their works; however, death is also used quite often. Three poems in particular come to mind when the theme of death comes about. "My Son, My Executioner", written by Donald Hall, uses the relationship between a father and son, showing the father that with …

…it enters people's thoughts and depending on the person, death means different things. Although this theme is somewhat morbid, many of the best poems come out of it, such as "My Son My Executioner", "Because I Couldn't Stop For Death", and "Reapers". The authors use their views on death to make very different poems that still describe the same theme and in their own way, draw the audience in for a captivating story and thought.