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let love go on

LET it go on; let the love of this hour be poured out
   till all the answers are made, the last dollar spent and
   the last blood gone.
 
Time runs with an ax and a hammer, time slides down the hallways
   with a pass-key and a master-key, and time gets by, time wins.
 
Let the love of this hour go on; let all the oaths and children
   and people of this love be clean as a washed stone under a
   waterfall in the sun.
 
Time is a young man with ballplayer legs, time runs a winning race
   against life and the clocks, time tickles with rust and spots.
 
Let love go on; the heartbeats are measured out with a measuring glass,
   so many apiece to gamble with, to use and spend and reckon;
   let love go on.

Carl Sandburg