The Italian Earthquake

One sees the awful pictures which portray an earthquake’s role

In causing wide destruction and resulting high death toll;

The power of nature’s obvious and today still can’t be tamed,

And often gives no warning, so no human can be blamed.

Though regions can be monitored it doesn’t always mean

That quakes can be predicted, as is here quite clearly seen,

For it was unexpected and occurred while it was dark,

Its sudden violent trembling left behind its frightening mark.

On several ancient villages, which barely now exist,

Flattened by an earthquake which few buildings could resist.

As it was in Italy this tragedy occurred,

The people will in coming month most certainly be spurred

To rebuild all the damaged homes and start their lives again,

Showing for wild nature’s force a certain quiet distain.

The dead are in the next world, but the living will plod on,

As they have always done before through centuries long gone.