Answer:
I have cities without people forests without trees and oceans without water. What am I?
I run up and down the stairs without moving
Against the sun I protect your eyes and am often worn on the face of spies
I am the black child of a white father a wingless bird flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me even though there is no cause for grief and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air.
My full powers come when my makers are dead. I await a heavy hat to put on my head. What am I?
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.