In Memory of Walter Diener
A man astride the history of timeless fields
Now in the Lord’s Eternity of Hope
Remembered by his Beloveds here on Earth
Where he labored near and far to give
His best to them who loved him
In all his ways and joys together
A man who rose to serve his nation
With all his heart and mind
With all his gifts and skills
Ever faithful to the challenge and the need
Of all around him, with him
Striving in many fields and more
Fruitful in his efforts from shore to shore
A man who lived a life of years
Who struggled to give comfort through the tears
Who loved his wife, his daughters, his sons of son
And all his family young and old
And all who knew him even we
Received from him his manly sacrifice,
His generosity, his bounty, and his heart
Now pay homage and do pray this ending
Is just his beginning at the gate of Heaven’s Start
With all our prayers, Helena and Alex, 12/28/2023