Out of the Sea

Reporting devastation
Even hardened newsmen cry.
We watch in consternation
As the weak among them die.

As each new revelation
Brings more horror to our eyes,
We share the sheer elation
Of brave rescues from the skies.

There are more heroes than villains
In this drama taking place
In the worst natural disaster
That we've ever had to face.

They thought they were alone until
The ripple, then the roar
Of help poured in around them
Lifting them to drier shore.

May God look down in favor
At the fortitude of man
As they vow they will reclaim them,
Their loved cities and their land.

Survivors will have stories
For grandchildren yet to be,
Of beating Mother Nature
Sending her back to the sea.

Though we are but bystanders
To their terror and their pain,
We'll share the pride of victory
When they build their lives again.

As we tender love and prayers and hope
And all the help we can,
May it be enough to build their trust
In Self and God and Man.

By: Joyce Johnson 09/06/05