For the Anniversary of My Death

When reading For the Anniversary of My Death by W.S Merwin many things came rushing into my head. Through out this term we have discussed many times our feelings of life and death. This poem is exactly what this deals with. Merwin had the insight to look into his inner being and deal with death his own way. The way in which Merwin decided to deal with death was by writing this poem on how he feels like death will go. He discusses how he feels as if he has passed his days without even realizing it and feels as if he is a tireless traveller. I sometimes feel the same way so I find myself in this poem. I'm only 21 years old and I am already starting to lookg back on my life and asking where my life has gone. It seems like only yesterday I was walking into my first day of kindergarden. I just hope that I don't go through my life without any meaning or purpose. This is something that is starting to become more of a priority to me as I get closer to my inevitable death.