mvaljean525:ONE other bitter drop to drink,And then – no more!One little pause upon the brink,
mvaljean525:ONE other bitter drop to drink,And then – no more!One little pause upon the brink,And then – go o'er!One sigh – and then the lib'rant mornOf perfect day,When my free spirit, newly born,Will soar away!One pang – and I shall rend the thrallWhere grief abides,And generous Death will show me allThat now he hides;And, lucid in that second birth,I shall discernWhat all the sages of the earthHave died to learn.One motion – and the stream is crossed,So dark, so deep!And I shall triumph, or be lostIn endless sleep.Then, onward! Whatso'er my fate,I shall not care!Nor Sin nor Sorrow, Love nor Hate,Can touch me there—-THE RUBICONWilliam Winter 1836-1917—-Graphic - Nicola Verlato (1965) -- source link