On the Ocean Waves
On the ocean waves ride the remnants of lives destroyed
From distant shores decimated by nature’s wrath
With little warning of the impending tsunami roar
Hopes of a calm prosperity were instantly dashed
On the ocean waves ride items once belonging in homes
Floating eastward are mementos eternally lost
No one left to claim the memories they held
As human lives are tallied in the disastrous cost
On the ocean waves ride reminders of a delicate life
Always at the mercy of what nature might claim
In the blink of an eye, a world turned upside-down
Regardless of achievement, regardless of fame
But for the mercy of God,
That could be our lives
Riding
On the ocean waves
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