The Sea Reclaiming The Land

The mighty forces that aggravate the seas

transforming it from tranquil majesty

to raging monster are sent by nature as 

emissaries of power. Hurricane-force winds

torrential downpours in a team effort to

teach humanity that its presence is a mere

lend-lease affair wholly dependent on the

good graces of nature but on occasion

withdrawn in a spiteful exercise of rage

leaving entire communities reeling at the

sheer scope of destruction never before seen

in anyone's lifetime, where people are swept

out to an unforgiving sea, forever lost, their

home and hearth sent after them sailing off

to some unknown horizon as the sea reclaims

the land and those upon it through force majeure

leaving survivors dazed and distressed, witness

to nature's cruel wrath until she signals her

elements to withdraw, atmosphere subdued

as she disarms the traumatized by sending out

her most admired, life-sustaining servant. The

sun's appearance calms as it inspires confidence

in another day dawning, the assaultive nature

of recent punishment diminished, forgotten.