The Solid Sun Shines On

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Pollution engulfs the once germ-free

Air taking command.

Factories multiply without stop.

In the obscurity of night

Lurks unsoundness of mind,

Causing mishap and corruption.

Innocence is lost,

Too fast to understand.

Poverty captures millions,

Unwilling to let go.

Death's icy grasp

Uncommunicative, uncontrollable,

Knocks forcefully

At the door.

Yet children still dance

Amongst purple poppy fields,

Chase butterflies till dawn,

Their laughter, never ceasing,

Like silver bells ringing,

Resounds throughout town.

Rain still falls,

Clear droplets from the sky,

Washing away the filth

So we may begin again.

Amidst all the wretched weeds,

There springs a flowering seed of hope.

After the darkness of the night,

The solid sun shines on.

-Melanie Campbell

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