The Day the Earth Moved

The moment that changed a city The moment that changed a town The moment that the earth did move The moment that walls came down. Sudden shock in the dark of night Not expected before a coming day Jolted from a peaceful sleep From a nasty brutal sway. What seemed to be eternity Seconds that weren't so quick Suddenly silence spread its sound Except the echo of an old clocks tick. Fears for friends and family The networks all gone down Checking neighbours in the street Emotions shaky as the ground. Listening to the radio Expecting death to fill the air Bracing with every aftershock Terror laid fully bare. Angels must have worked that night No one badly harmed Not knowing in the future We weren’t to be so charmed. 4th September 2015 Christchurch Earthquake September 4th 2010. The smaller earthquake on February 22nd 2011 was to claim 185 lives.