AP in-house Olympics poet Fred Lief files his final rhyming dispatch from London:

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Bolt knows what makes a dazzling show:

Keep the baton and don't let go.

But even he knows what's certain:

Snuff the flame and drop the curtain.

Yield the stage, bring on The Who.

Forget for now what bills are due.

This summer love, this great romance

Ends as it must while Spice Girls prance.

Heathrow's filling. This race is through.

It's sunset now at Waterloo.

Job well done, with heart and brio.

Brilliant stuff. Now on to Rio.

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—Fred Lief — Twitter http://twitter.com/fredlief

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