Open Link Night in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ Trying my hand at another Trillonet
the ocean stirs, a whisper turns to roar
a swirling beast awakes to claim its due
it gathers strength, an army at its core
the winds unleash their wrath on trembling earth
where trees bow low then break beneath the gale
the waters rise erasing all of worth
while shelters fall, foundations crushed and frail
a lull deceives, the eye looks calm, serene
then chaos strikes again with vengeful hand
what once was whole lies shattered, barely seen
a wasteland carved by nature's fierce demand
its shadows streaking skies from gray to blue
all through the storm the human spirit bends
in ruin's wake it rises, mends, transcends