A Short Introduction To This Poem

On September 8, 1900, a category four hurricane hit the town of Galveston, Texas . It is the deadliest natural disaster in the United States history
I have included a link to a site from CNN on the storm

The Galveston Hurricane Of 1900

Now that hurricane season is here we should all pay close attention to our weather and be informed of uprising conditions

I chose this background as I feel this is how the women and children looked walking along the beach searching for their loved ones after the storm had passed. Many were never found


The Devastating Storm Of 1900

A brightly lit sun hung over the calm waters
As the fury from the storm had now passed
Where had this devastating killer come from
Why hadn't they been warned of its fatal path

The month was a hot September as I recall
In which a deathly hurricane did form
It wreaked havoc upon the Caribbean Islands
Arriving in Galveston where death would be born

A town best known for its export and trade
And founded on a deep water port
Alive with activity both day and night
Suddenly business's were now forced to abort

A weatherman whose name was Isaac Cline
Had assured all that the threat was unreal
No storm would devastate the town of Galveston
And voted against a sea wall to close the deal

As the winds of a hundred plus began to blow
And people fled to seek a higher ground
Waves off the raging gulf came crashing in
No safe harbor or safety could be found

Throughout the night the storm pressed on
Spreading pain and death in its path
And even an orphanage named St. Mary's
Could not hide from the fury that it cast

Voices of agony and desperation could be heard
As bodies were carried far out to sea
Ripped from the arms of their loved ones
Now buried under piles of debris

As the morning sun did rise from the east
Bodies present at each and every turn
So much destruction caused in one night
No options but corpses to burn

This destructive storm I put to my pen
Is indeed a sad and truthful fact
A category four storm of nineteen hundred
Galveston Texas was in it's devastating track

Janie Moser © 2005

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