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Tsunami Tragedy

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Tsunami tragedy
The little island's drowned
Now lay waste as barren land
But recounts still dumfound

Tsunami tragedy
Innocent people gone
They did not live long enough
But time was overdrawn

Tsunami tragedy
Dead children on the floor
Each appears to be sleeping
But they breathe no more

Tsunami tragedy
Nature unlocks hell's gate
Parents clutch lifeless babies
But burial can't wait

Tsunami tragedy
No shelter to ensconce
No God found in disaster
But in global response
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axxa Abxb Acxc Adxd Aexe
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 450
Words 77
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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