From the New York Tribune, March 30, 1913.By W. J. Lampton.
How weak is man when nature’s wrath
Pours out itself upon his path,
And with the storm and fire and flood
Exacts the price of goods and blood,
To leave him stricken, sick and sore
Bereft of people, home and store.
And yet how strong is man—the blow
That falls in one place starts the flow
Of helpfulness from everywhere,
With open hands and saving care.
The speedy answer to the call
Of loss and sorrow, and from all
Come hope and courage which uplift
The faltering head among the drift.
Which put new life in living when
The fallen shall arise again.
How strong is man when nature’s wrath
Pours out itself upon his path!
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