It started just like any other normal day Parents at work, children at play Then in the distance a rumble was heard As if by magic the sky clears of birds I look up and to my horror I see A seething ***** grey white mass bearing down on me AVALANCHE Hurricane force winds now smash things aside There will be little shelter for those who survive Then like a demon it strikes with the force of a bomb Trees, boulders, ice and snow For many trapped now an icy cold tomb A few hours ago people were playing up there But the side of the mountain has been swept clean and bare Why did they build the village down there? Could they challenge nature, did they really care? All to often we challenge her might And now another village has been swept out of sight AVALANCHE