The Shattered Window

Looking out through
The shattered window
Onto a dying land,
One wonders
Where did it all go wrong.
Gazing upon the crumbling monoliths
Of a time now passed,
One cannot fathom
These works once fair.
The untarnished moonlit sky
Is all that remains
To bear testament
To a world crowned in beauty;
All that remains
To bear witness
To a world drowned in sorrow.

Nev Kelly - 09/11/2002