Joy Leaves a Bit of Wonder in Its Wake

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

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Joy leaves a bit of wonder in its wake, A sliver of silence, celibate and bright. Some would sell their souls to get it right; Others such ambition would forsake, Not willing to pursue so chaste a light.