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CHORD by STUART JOHN DYBEK

First Line: A MAN STEPS OUT OF SUNLIGHT, / SUNLIGHT THAT STEAMS LIKE GRACE
Last Line: AS IT FOLDS INTO ITS CASE.

A man steps out of sunlight,
sunlight that streams like grace,

still gaping at blue sky
staked across the emptiness of space,

into a history where shadows
assume a human face.

A man slips into silence
that began as a cry,

still trailing music
although reduced to the sigh

of an accordion
as it folds into its case.



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