The game is over.
We have winners
And losers.
Shared joy,
Dashed hopes.
It wasn't a failure,
It's over.

The artisan
Completes a piece,
And moves on
To the next.
He hasn't failed.
It's over.

Marriage is a living art,
Complete with Janus masks.
It may end,
But not fail.
It's just over.