Passing the Death Valley We crossed green littoral hills Leaving behind the waters of an unknown sea And we faced at once the opposite Of those tranquility and beauty Meeting face to face with the power of the Death We perceived its delicate devastated taste A boundless burnt city appeared before us With ruins of once grand skyscrapers Collapsed stack interchanges And endless lines of wrecked cars I stood stunned at this desolate scenery Looking at piles of concrete Broken glass and various debris Unable to control my trembling soul And far away above the dead city's ruins The Shining Palace towered splendidly We made our way to it