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The Final Symphony

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With each stroke of the keys
the tune plays so delicately

gentle, slow


Violins waver in a rush of melancholy
a cascade of broken noise


       <  the symphony ceases to play  >


curtains fall upon the empty stage

the crowd departs

touched & burdened


[ silence. ]
This poem is a reference to a funeral.

The key strokes – the beat of a heart, slowly fading into a gentle, slow beat
The violins – the tears of the guests
The symphony ceasing – the death and / or the end of the ceremony
The falling curtains – the closing of the coffin or the final farewells being passed, either way a closure
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