When we cut down trees,
Their sobs raise a tsunami;
We must pay for it.
tsunami of creativity, syllables rush ashore-poems
A terrified mob ran towards the main street, Tsunami, Tsunami and Tsunami,it cried, Back water rushed into the Basilica's feet, Stuff was pulled back into the sea side, Calls, cries and confusions were there, Dead bodies scattered every where.
earthquake shakes the ground
the ocean boils and hisses
tsunami threatens
A huge tsunami did not bother these two
Maude McMillian and her twin sister Sue
They got in their shopping cart and rode a wave
Many commented those old gals are brave
We have been in tsunamis worse than this one said
Yes, and we are still alive said her sis, nowhere dead
They laughed and chortled as they blew around the town
Watching street lights and bridges falling swiftly down
This is no big deal, nothing like the storm of 1992
Maude agreed with her identical twin sister Sue
They snatched up a cat, a dog and two rabbits to save
Sparing them from death and an early grave
A little girl's beach delight
Playing with waves,
writing in sand so bright
Collecting shells, carefree and light
But on a fateful day, she felt afraid to roam
The beach was violent, not calm as her home
As she left, she noticed the stores and faces nearby
But the next day, a tsunami cry shook the sky
She turned on the TV, and her heart couldn't understand
The beach she loved was gone, swept by the ocean's hand
All the shops she saw were washed away
The beach was no more, a distant memory to stay
After that day, she never entered the beach with glee
Her love for the ocean was lost, a memory to be.
Tsunami comes in
Two forms: trials or blessings
You accept them both.
Come to me..
And I will quench.
Umbrella free..
And I will drench.
Fill your rivers..
Every one.
Morning grass..
I rest upon.
Cut the rock
In Canyon Grand.
Cool you as
Your skin is fanned..
Descend to earth
As sad clouds cry,
Restore the arid
Desert, dry.
I feed each seedling
Help them grow..
Science spells me
Two H, one O
I shift with ease
From glass, to sky
Can drip or run
No captive, I
I fill you up
In dust you'll rest.
It's life I bring
I am the best..
A timeless presence;
A pool, so balmy..
Respect me though.
I am tsunami
From dinosaur
To new born babe,
I never leave..
Despite the grave.
On Earth I'm gold.
A gift, you see..
My value is
Polutant-free
The greatest solvent
Of them all..
Mix mortar for
The strongest wall..
I lubricate
The thirsty tongue,
I wet the whistler's
Tuneful song
Creator's brush
On canvas white.
A thousand words
With ink I write..
So treat me well
And you will find
To planet home
I will be kind..
Reflect and twinkle
In your eyes.
Rescuing souls
As I baptise..
A miracle of nature
Me.
Reminding of
The Trinity.
Tsunami
Clinging to a tree my might is numb
Teeth chattering, soaked in seaweed I succumb
to the shores of doom, the tides violent surge
Adrift and marooned all owed to a sudden urge
After the party I woke up on a tropical island
Wild rainforest and coconut groves, tailor made in Thailand
The Turtle Island, underwaters heaven
We were seven, gone snorkeling the night before
None of which were ones who washed ashore
I heard scrambling voices from below
less those who didn’t survive the deathblow
Lungs spewing up ocean water, not the timeless turquoise,
but the stormy muddled wash, murky, writhing wildly
sirening a crushing noise
Twigs, glass, and storms debris rips through skin
Blood seeps down red rivers running thin
soaked thoroughly, bringing shivers
As tidal waves and ruthless rain cease their wells,
instinctively the islanders help each other through
the fallen landscapes
As the beached turtles struggle in their shells,
who once glided effortlessly in the sea
I know what I must do
Keep with the spirit of aloha
and stay until the sky becomes blue
Then set the turtles free
curious people
watching nature's power trip
losing track of time
Tsunami I am called, myself an anomaly of creation.
When seismic waves pass quaking the earth,
And tectonic plates move from the depths of the ocean,
I am born out of chaos and everyone curses my birth.
I come whirling, swirling, churning, and sweeping,
And strike man and beast without rhyme or reason.
Frothing with fury, I am deadlier than a Tornado.
Both of us like twins in virulence appear in all seasons.
Like a mountain erupting suddenly from the depths,
I shoot upwards into the sky in torrential force.
As I dance my macabre dance, men flee helter- skelter
In panic and frustration, finding no other recourse.
Before they can get away too far from me,
I am out to swallow them raw and rude.
I obliterate everything in a sweep of blinding fury,
Crashing on and gulping down everything, so crude.
When hard times rain down
on our loved ones; when trials
need to be endured-
they seem to come all at once.
Wouldn’t you agree?
I’d say this year I’ve been hit
not just with a flood -
but rather a tsunami.
First gray clouds gathered.
Then a huge wave rushed forth on
our sweet safety shore -
covering my family.
Oh how I deplore
my own painful conditions.
Others seem to have
burdens of the feeling kind.
Around me I see
those swallowed by tsunamis
not just of grief but
coupled with physical pain.
How aren’t those burdens
more than they can even bear?
One day I will know
the answers to my questions.
I’ll be where only
peace and joy flood over us
A series of high waves in a water is a tsunami.
Tsunami roaring.
Tsunami means harbour waves
Are they giant waves?
Can you see the worst wave of killer?
The backward water wash proved to be a thriller
Made the south east asian as helpless
And they are in the state of aimless
A fine April day--
People having so much fun
Resting on the beach.
Instantly a tsunami:
Laughter vanished suddenly.
March 28, 2023.
Among 2nd Place
March into April Poetry - Tankacrostic Contest
Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich
A back water wash Displacement of large water. Caused by the earth quakes.
Tsunami roaring. Tsunami means harbor wave. It makes roaring sound
A series of waves Tsunami, a tidal wave They are giant waves
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