American poet from indianapolis (1849–1916).
Born October 7th, 1849 in Greenfield.
Died July 22nd, 1916 at 66 years old in Indianapolis.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel