Tragedy: Into the Sea
Oh! Once was a sunny day,
People were so happy and gay… but not for so long.
The sea… was calm in the morning,
So most were in their boats… but return, they did not.
But once noon arrived,
The animals and sea, strange they did act: retreating from the sea.
Alas! The poor fish leapt:
The ocean had retreated without them… then did the men sense it.
Some took their vehicles and drove off at high speed,
But others lingered… running to the sea to catch their fish.
(These were mostly fishing villages… for them, this was just luck.)
And now, things changed…
As they saw the wave curl above their heads – way bigger than before.
And now frightened, they ran…
But the ocean pulled harder than gravity.
They screamed, but only gulls echoed.
But now, the wave was unstoppable,
Crashing over high buildings… into the land.
It roared as it came,
Dragging… all animals, humans, and debris of construction… into the sea.
Oh! Into the sea it went,
Dragging all our families, friends, and loved ones,
Forever not to be seen, they were dragged…
Into the sea.
*In remembrance of the tsunami, occurred in 12/26/2004, due to an earthquake in Java/Sumatra area. It deeply affected those islands and many more in Indonesia, and the coastal belt of Sri Lanka. It is considered as the most disastrous of all the natural disasters that affected Sri Lanka. This is written as a public voice, for as far as I know, I didn’t lose any of them to the tsunami.
Copyright © Kaveesha Ruwindi | Year Posted 2018
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