The Skaters

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Death skates on a lake, struggling to keep his balance as people around him fall through the ice
On the frail ice, the whirring skate
Becomes an instrument of Fate.
(P. 282.)

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The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

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Death is skating on a frozen lake, seemingly struggling to keep his balance as he holds on to his javelin and hourglass, while people around him fall down and through the breaking ice into the cold water.

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