Tsunami



You never know the time nor place,
When there's a threat to the human race,
Have a holiday and enjoy the sun,
Always appreciate things you've done.
Within only minutes all beauty is lost,
Death and destruction a diabolical cost,
Earthquakes and tsunami's horiffic they be,
The worst as known soon becomes history.
A major shift in the Earth's crust,
Wrecking buildings churning them with dust,
Then the sea sweeps across the land,
Tragedies of this kind we don't understand!
Walls of water ten meters high,
Mud and slush everywhere it'll lie,
Cars and drivers tossed like toys,
Not a trace of what each enjoys.
Holidaymakers are amongst the dead,
Battered and drowned while in their bed,
Early in the morning no warning at all,
Countries they suffered the large and small!
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 18, 2023

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Scheme AABBCDEEFFGGHHIIJJKK
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 753
Words 132
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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