Immortality

Clare Harner

Clare Harner (1909–1977), was an American journalist who is best known for this poem. She was born in Kansas and later moved to California. Although several of Harner's other poems were published, none are well-known. The below poem was largely forgotten until 1977, when John Wayne read it at a memorial service. In recent decades, it has been used following tragic events in many countries around the world, and the lyrics have been used in several songs.