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: Nikolay Stepanovich Gumilyov was an influential Russian poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was the cofounder of the Acmeist movement.
