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

The morning tide, calm
And so was the breeze
Passengers parade through her lithe arms
The people cheer, and with all her glory
She sets proud to the open sea

The waters ripple clear as glass
As night blankets the starry sky
The captain made his final command
All was still, all was perfect
But that moment was about to end

This midnight cruise, caught unaware
For amidst the fog, the crew abruptly saw
An icy enemy-- then the fatal flaw
It stole her life, tore her heart
As chaos unmercifully did its part

Her wondrous lights begin to fade
As this maiden vessel seals her fate
She gracefully descends into the sea
As thousands of agonized cries prevailed
A tormenting sound to remember for eternity

This mighty ship, sails no more
For she had reached her destination--
Far into the dark ocean floor
There, she embraces those who sleep with her
As they dream in their perpetual slumber