If you see the sky burning, 
I'd say the world's turning, 
But only because of momentum. 

The monsters are crawling, 
Their horror appalling, 
Consuming our guilt for their dinner. 

As his failing crops wither 
See Farmer Giles dither, 
Sharpening his scythe for faux-harvest. 

With open mouths pushing, 
And greedy clerks shushing, 
The hungry are holding out bowls. 

Undertakers are taking 
The bread they are making 
To banks that are bust at the seams. 

The earth is now bulging 
And growth is divulging 
The life back into this planet. 

And the sky is now crying 
From all of us dying 
But at least it's all over the scorch. 

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Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer, songwriter and poet, was born today in 1934.

Stephen King, American author, was born on this day in 1947.

Bill Murray, American actor and comedian, was born on this day in 1950.