Desolation

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The birds all sing in discord

The brown leaves stain the breeze

The roses weep their petals off,

Beneath the dying trees

The sky is a cloak of darkness

Shrouding us from the stars

The dusty streets of cold concrete

Are packed with lines of cars

And the sun is just a little smudge

Glowing weak and dim

While traffic jams are symphonies

Honking out their hymns

The heart of the earth is starving

It is so deprived of love

While its children bandage her with roads

Send smoke to the sky above

The lakes are full of the tears of geese

The oceans are topped with black

The beauty of the green young earth

Is leaving and won't come back.

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