Beloved, Tho' sorrow, futility, defeat Surround us, They cannot bear us down. Here on the abyss of eternity Love has crowned us For a moment Victors.
Sara Teasdale
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From the Woolworth Tower, Rivers to the Sea (1915); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete concluding stanza, asserting the value of a moment of love amid mortality.
- From the Woolworth Tower, Rivers to the Sea (1915)
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