Epitaph for a man

Title: Epitaph for a man
Creator: The friendly adventurer
Language: English
Year: 1939
Subject: Poems; Poetry (Literary form)
Rights
Fulltext: 54 Panorama for a fYlan “Let me live, O mighty Master, Such a life as men should know, Tasting triumph and disaster, Joy—and not too much of woe; Let me run the gamut over, Let me fight and love and laugh, And when I’m beneath the clover, Let this be my epitaph: “Here lies one who took his chances In life’s busy world of men; Battled fate and circumstances, Fought and fell and fought again! Won sometimes but did no crowing, Lost sometimes but didn’t wail, Took his beating but kept going, Never let his courage fail. “He was fallible and human, Therefore loved and understood Both his fellow-man and woman, Whether good or not so good; Kept his spirit undiminished, Never failed to help a friend, Played the game till it was finished, Lived a sportsman to the end.” —The Friendly Adventurer.