In The End

In the end, when all is finished

and the task is all but done;

when the burden is diminished

to what it was before begun.

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It's then that we can savour

the taste of sweet success;

let linger-long the flavour

and with confidence impress.

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Be not bothered by the critic

with his crooked rule of thumb;

be not worried by the cynic

with his surface level scum.

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In the end, the real end, all things being equal,

what's done is done ... so deliver not the sequel.

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© Tim Grace, 27 December 2010

Revised: 8 May 2022