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The Day Earth Moved

Contributed by waterway on Saturday, 15th January 2005 @ 12:25:35 PM in AEST
Topic: Event

It was the day after Christmas
when Earth’s mighty shoulders
shrugged together
to transform time

Lifting a big wave
no matter the name
shifting weight hidden
beneath
Indian Ocean

Beaches Asian and African
filled with children
people relaxing and playing
caressed by sun

Too late for too many
came the warning cry
as water’s heavy hands
slammed
onto balmy white sands

What call of destiny
placed that fateful day
tens of thousands
in harm’s way

Now tears of anguish flow
around our Earthly sphere
as loved ones cry
for those held dear

Over 100,000 lost
many untold
taken by eternal sea
to final destiny

We ponder and wonder
the power of water
its beauty, its glory
its horror

William E. Marks - is an award winning poet & author of “The Holy Order of Water;” Founder of Vineyard Environmental Research Institute, and former Publisher/Editor of Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket magazines. At present, he travels the globe writing & speaking about water while working on a United Nations’ project for the forthcoming “Decade of Water.”
williamemarks@aol.com

Copyright Â© waterway ... [ 2005-01-15 12:25:35]
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Re: The Day Earth Moved (User Rating: 1 )
by n2dep2care on Saturday, 15th January 2005 @ 03:50:05 PM AEST
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Very profoundly beautiful and melancholy.

Laurie

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