And Know But Peace

And Know But Peace By Roy Merritt Days unending the sun always shines We all wishing for darkness in decline And how could this be why this of late Has heaven turned on us is this man’s fate No stars can be seen no birds that fly The heat unending and boiling the sky And down here below where man resides Helpless he be as compatriots die Where are the stars where is the moon Something’s amiss and out of tune Something’s amiss something’s askew We’re helpless here and soon we’re through The desert encroaches no plants survive little water about to keep us alive No shelter denies it no humble abode No entreaties to god to ease our load For earth it seems has changed its course Its orbit altered by mysterious force And closer it moves toward that light That used to at time give way to night Toward that light responsible for life But punishes now and give but strife And soon enough on its advance We doomed for certain have no chance The inferno closer with heat does lash And soon all about will dissolve to ash And all will be gone and our misery cease And at last be nothing and know but peace At last be nothing and know but peace At last be nothing and know but peace