The nebulous shroud has effaced,
Earth, haze, together, embraced.
'Twas but a subtle matter,
Now 'tis clear, shock it can deliver.

Something to be controlled
Now dares to leave us cold.
A challenge we cannot withhold,
Revealed as fate hopeless to mold.

Plague to the corners of the world,
Seeks to destroy life we uphold.
A fortress seemingly impregnable,
We'd wonder if our actions are viable.

But we cannot cut loose the rope.
Troubles, we can solve; gaps, we can cope.
A silver-lining beyond a steep *****,
There is still a shining ray of hope.