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Jul 2020
These I reckon
are the last days
I've no reason
to welcome praise

or fear rejection
my life has spoken
even the vilest judgement
I'll bear--my spirit shall not be broken-

words escape me
there's no need for penance
immune to adversity
shorn of rancour and pretence

these I accept
as the last days
there's no regret
life has not been a waste
* after Emily Dickinson
Written by
Dr Peter Lim  M/Victoria, Australia
(M/Victoria, Australia)   
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