In cities vast, where shadows blend,
The crowds, like rivers, twist and wend.
A silent surge of life unfolds,
As stories new and old are told.

Beneath the lights that never fade,
The whispers of the world parade.
Each face a tale, each step a mark,
In the tapestry of life, a spark.

Yet in the growth, a challenge lies,
A strain upon the earth and skies.
Resources thin, the balance shifts,
As nature waits, the world adrift.

Still hope persists, in hearts and hands,
To find new ways, to nurture lands.
In unity, solutions sought,
To cherish all that time has wrought.