The willow's weeping stance reflects its association with grief.
Everyone is born a king,
and most people die in exile.
~Oscar Wilde
After watching the many tributes to Senator Ted Kennedy as well as his funeral mass and burial at Arlington National Cemetery, I believe he was one of the lucky few to be born a king and to die one, too. May he rest in peace.
Edward Moore Kennedy
February 22, 1932 ― August 25, 2009