The world can be so cruel.
When nature takes its toll,
The pain and suffering,
No one can control.

The wind and rain,
The shaking ground,
The destruction and despair,
No one can be found.

The lives that are lost,
The homes that are gone,
The memories that are taken,
The sorrow that lingers on.

Though we can’t understand,
Why these disasters come,
We can still remember,
The courage of those who succumb.

For those who have lost,
In the face of nature’s wrath,
We can still honor them,
With a moment of silence and a prayer.

-By Deborah Marie, 2023