From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Bio: Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in pre-World War II Germany, and after moving to the U.S.
