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: Kenneth Wilfred Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking is a British politician, a former Conservative Member of Parliament and cabinet minister and a life member of the Tory Reform Group.
