Soot
Black droplets fall, No longer the rivers will flow, No longer the trees will grow, A silence blankets the earth's call. Where once was life, now barren sprawl, The sky weeps soot in mournful throe, In the land's heart, a deepening woe, As nature's tears in darkness crawl. Yet on this night, a faint hope gleams, For time will heal the scarred meadows, And from the ashes, life redeems. A future where clear water streams, Where once again, the green tree grows, Beneath the sun's forgiving beams.