The Village of Dwindling Smiles
Welcome all who dare to come
To our lovely village
We sing! We dance!
We play! We eat!
We are like all the rest
Sadder
But better
Our butterflies are brighter
Our flowers are lovelier
Our fruits are sweeter
But we are sadder
Alas! There was a time -
When everything was rosier
Our butterflies were somber
Our flowers were faded
Our fruits were rotten
But we were happier
Until our smiles dwindled
Into darkness
This poem is about:
Our world