Thirty-Five

Music: Credo from the B Minor Mass
J.S. Bach. Sequenced by David Siu.

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Thirty-five has all the joy he needs, Having memorized the sacred score. Infinite beauty rests within his hands, Rising from a sea of music stands, The sound mere presence to the silent core, Yet far from the rendition that he reads. For now, the faint allusion that he leads Intensifies his avarice for more, Visioning the glory he demands Even though but life can lie in store.