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: Temple Hornaday Fielding was a noted travel writer. During World War II, he was a psyop operative in Europe under the Office of Strategic Services Morale Operations Branch unit, 2677th Regiment OSS.
