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A sunny Sunday morning, under such a pristine sky
As the turquoise of the ocean, reflected in her eye
Some sat reading, and others walked the beach
Some sipped lemonade, beyond the ocean’s reach
The radio was promising, fair weather for the day
No one was prepared, as the minutes ticked away
An ominous rumble, in the distance shook the ground
But no one seemed to notice, the shaking or the sound
But the quake had set in motion, such a fearful force
It gave birth to the tsunami, and set it on its course
Yes, such a fearful power, was so suddenly unfurled
And those who knew the danger, failed to tell the world
And now a silent warning, would never reach their ears
But today would be remembered, for many, many years
The little girl was walking, with her mother hand in hand
Her tiny little feet, left tiny footprints in the sand
She swung her little sand pail, and walked so happily
And there was barely a ripple, in that tranquil sea
The little girl was singing, as she danced her way along
Such a pretty little lady, with such a lovely song
“I love you mommy, and I love the sand and sea”
Her mother knelt and kissed, her little cheek so tenderly
“Can we stay here, mommy, for a hundred years”
“For a hundred years, mommy, for a hundred years”
But the shock wave was coming, faster than a jet
Today would be a day, that no one would forget
Then suddenly the ocean, was receding from the shore
And rolling out to sea, to reveal the ocean floor
Then the raging tsunami, came crashing to the beach
Swallowing everything, that fell within its reach
No one ever wished for worse, than this day would bring
So suddenly consuming, every one and every thing
Those Giant walls of water, that rushed relentlessly
With black mud and sand, that it sucked from the sea
The sound of all the screaming, was lost in the roar
As the black roiling waves, came shattering to shore
Dark waves attacking, and retreating savagely
Ravaging and burying and dragging to the sea
But that little girl was snatched up, and carried on the crest
And delivered to safety, where she gently came to rest
She was torn from the turmoil, and chaos all around
And entrusted by the waves, to the arms of higher ground
But too many people, disappeared on that day
With no time to escape, or even time to pray
And too many tears fell, too many people cried
For even the survivors, were dying deep inside
And too many towns, vanished from the land
And far too many footprints, were washed from the sand
And I’ll never forget, that sudden terror from the sea
Or the eyes of that little girl, when she said to me
“Tsunami took mommy”, pointing to the sea
“Tsunami took mommy, far away from me”
“Tsunami took mommy”, her eyes filled with tears
“Tsunami took mommy, for a hundred years”
