Because of a grain of sand

It was a big wall

Made of tough stones

Impenetrable

An admirable structure

But it was so unfathomable and so high

That even the light of sun couldn’t pass

And inside there was a splendorous winter

Any creature inside had never known

What warm could be

Nor what was a bright light

They were all fine

In their pure cold

They were sure that was paradise

And so they felt

Until a tiny grain of sand

Fell from between the stones

And a glance of light came in

At first, they became all blind

And completely confused

Because of that weird shine

Then some got desperate

While others got curious

And there was no more peace inside

Somebody said

“Let’s cover that tiny hole

And we all shall be fine”

But the crowd didn’t listen to him

And the sun burnt all those creatures

Unprepared to feel the heat

And what was once a splendorous winter

Became a huge slough

Carrying in its deep bottom

Every stone they decided to remove