Tsunami poem without a name

The silent ocean

suddenly a wall of destruction

Sleeping in the soft sand

mass grave

1000 upon 1000's of souls

Brilliant flash of light

spiraling into the world between worlds

Fragments of pain

deep

into the heart

Mounting numbers

of lifelessness

Empty shells

Larger then life

the proportions

All I have to offer is

hope

in those darkest of times

All I have to offer 

is hope

at those darkest of times

All I have to offer is oceans of joy

at the edge of dawn

Dedicated to the Tsunami victims and those still suffering from the 2004 Tsunami. Poetry written 26th of December 2004, song created by Jón Tryggvi 2007, video created 26th of December 2009.

When the Tsunami struck it had a deep impact on me and my older son. The proportions so large that it was beyond comprehension. On my island we got about 320.000 people - just the thought of almost everyone on this island losing their life to the powers beyond human nature to tame was something that altered at least my perspective of the world.

*edited 26th of December 2014