In Memoriam
A Walk at Dusk
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774 - 1840)
Music pairing: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa
The stream of time stops here;
The solemnity of history lays bare.
We do not come here to weep, to wail -
For there is no solace in grief.
We come to remember
That nothing is as permanent as death.
Author’s note: Originally written on October 19th upon seeing The Soldier’s Tower at the University of Toronto.