The Years of Getting Ready Are Now Over

Music: Fugue in F Minor. By Dimitri Shostakovich.  Sequenced by J. Marques.

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The years of getting ready are now over. On you now lies the burden of your life. The teachers that await you will be tougher, Having need to use you for their wealth. Even so, you stand upon tall shoulders, Granted the sweet chance to be prepared, Ready to assume the work of others, Anxious for the wind that bears your word. Do well, my dear one! All my love goes with you Underneath the rhythm of your day, An organ tone that will not wane or waver Though you run through the gates that mark your way, Exultant in your work as in your play.