Pocket-square Skullflowers in Grayscale by Paul Ryan Trani Cherry_Blossom It's a reminder that life

It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short

When a skull was worn as a trophy on the belt of the Lombard king Alboin

the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me

Make a statement

a back-translation of its original name

Pocket-square Skullflowers in Grayscale by Paul Ryan Trani Cherry_Blossom It's a reminder that lifeSkulls have a high degree of symbolism often used in art to represent death and change. Paul's design "Skullflowers" represents change (skull) and renewal (flower blossoms). One of the best known examples of skull symbolism occurs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, where the title character recognizes the skull of an old friend: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest. . ." Hamlet is inspired to utter a bitter soliloquy of despair and