--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Look out, Death: I am coming.-Art thou…" description: "\"Look out, Death: I am coming.-Art thou not glad? what talks we'll have.-What memories of old battles.-Come, bring the bowl, Death; I am thirsty.\" — Sid..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/sidney-lanier-20472_art_look-out-death-i-am-coming-art-thou-not_380374.jpg" --- # Look out, Death: I am coming.-Art thou not glad? what… ![“Look out, Death: I am coming.-Art thou not glad? what talks we'll have.-What memories of old battles.-Come, bring the bowl, Death; I am thirsty.” quote by Sidney Lanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/sidney-lanier-20472_art_look-out-death-i-am-coming-art-thou-not_380374.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/sidney-lanier-20472_art_look-out-death-i-am-coming-art-thou-not_380374.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/sidney-lanier-20472_art_look-out-death-i-am-coming-art-thou-not_380374.jpg) > “Look out, Death: I am coming.-Art thou not glad? what talks we'll have.-What memories of old battles.-Come, bring the bowl, Death; I am thirsty.” [Sidney Lanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lanier/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Death is personified as a companion, inviting conversation and shared memories. **In simple terms:** Death is seen as a familiar visitor. Key Takeaway Embrace mortality as part of life. Themes mortality friendship memory Mood contemplative poetic Type literary existential When to use this quote - grief counseling - creative writing - philosophical reflection Key Concepts existentialism poetry Questions to Reflect On - How does personifying death change our fear? - What memories would you share with death? 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