The once sun-drenched beaches
     filled with sounds of laughter and life
          now shine like hand-blown crystal.

The cold winter breezes
     rip apart last summer’s shore
          with hurricane force
               from the frozen Caribbean Sea.

The empty desert ships
    stand forever grounded in pandemonium
        defenseless destroyers at last in silent peace.

The eerie moonless glow
     reflects off immense polis craters
          in memory of fireworks
               that brightened the night
                    and darkened the day.

The tenement dwellers
     crawl though able to fly
          alas, without fear of harm.

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