Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

You Built Your House On a Sand Dune

You Built Your House on a Sand Dune

By Elton Camp

Hurricane Sandy has come and gone
Homeowners now will begin to moan
The storm came and blew my house away
So insurance and FEMA ought to pay

These folks seem not to think it odd
To describe this as “an act of God”
But hold on there a minute, please
Who’s to blame for such as these

You chose to build on a sand dune
Knowing a storm would come soon
Oh, but you so love your ocean view
It’s agreed, I’d like to live there too

But a certain, sensible inner voice
Tells me that’d be a foolish choice
If I build my house on shifting sand
I know full well that it won’t stand

So I limit myself to a secure place
Where far less danger I will face
If you must have your ocean view
Help from others you aren’t due

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Ilene Bauer November 4, 2012 at 6:53 PM as sorry as i feel for all the people with homes on the beach who lost them in the storm, i agree with your point, which you've stated very well in this poem... Elton Camp November 5, 2012 at 2:27 PM I was astonished to hear that a light earthquake hit the area of New Jersey where Sandy took to shore. No new damage, but it must have been unnerving to the folks living there. Elton

Anne-Lise Andresen November 4, 2012 at 12:35 PM So painful for everyone affected by the storm - Hope there are many who help those who have lost everything they own, comfort those who have lost loved ones. - Have a nice Sunday afternoon. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)