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* "Halfway across the world..."
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2000 Halfway across the world
A cry was heard,
which shattered the souls of stars
millions of miles away,
while the ones who were so near
turned their eyes away in fear.
And so the cry was silenced.
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Life continued, and the world burst into spring.
The stars, still troubled, managed to rejoice
for the little light,
the little life
the little love there was left.
Though they weeped with the loss of that voice,
they still, in their compassion,
showed us that we too,
should care about what happens
to the next grain of sand.
Wow, this is a really great poem, it made my breath catch in my throat for the time I was reading it, and it made me feel very sad.