Tsunami
Susanna Taylor 1949 (El Paso, TX)
By Susy Taylor 09/18/05
One moment, all was calm and clear,
With sounds of laughing children near.
The ocean's waves caressed the shore,
While overhead the seagulls soared.
A pair of lovers, hand-in-hand,
Were planting footprints in the sand.
And out at sea, their silhouettes
Betrayed the men who worked their nets.
So quiet and serene the sky~
No warning of the tears we'd cry.
Those laughing children, once so near,
Would suddenly just disappear;
For, as their parents watched them play,
The ocean swept them all away.
And what was once a thriving place
Just disappeared without a trace.
The ocean washed away the prints
Of all those years of innocence.
Those laughing children play no more
Upon that empty, barren shore.
But, at a time not far ahead,
Our God will call out to the dead;
Then, up they'll rise, for all to see
Jehovah's stronger than the sea!
Based on John 5:28, 29; Job 38:8
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Submitted by oma49x15 on May 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 899 |
Words | 160 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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