The waters slowly recede
From shore, from sand
From coast and land
As the chill wind's blow
Grasps the calm of night
And every fading light's glow
Reflects the rising tide

This hurling wall of death
Unstoppable, with all its rage
Spared no bated breath,
It strikes unforeseen, into a sleepy town
And gushes into barricaded homes
As both opulent and poor fall down
Tearing every hope and gentle tone

The heavens yield and cry
As anguished screams erupted
From both earth and sky
It sweeps away every memory
Those stolen lives had held dear
For none could flee but only fear
The embrace of this surging sea

As dawn begins to stir and rise
It meets the bitter, poignant eyes
While they seek for their life and love
They strive to deny the truth
For the wave had washed their dreams afar,
the debris and loss did declaim
That nature's wrath had left its scar