081313 #copperhead Then one last push, not quite so jerky anymore, aided by the man in back poking with his paddle, and then that's really it, you're really gone, you're really floating, and you'll never again be as young as you just were a second ago. But it's okay. It's okay. The best parts are coming. You'll see. The sadness of the shore also lives in the hearts of men, always.