December 26, 2004, a day filled with anguish and awe;

Heaped upon many and more, sans warning filled with gore;

Unto families on beaches galore, upon villagers in abode secure;

And fishermen in boats demure, tourists in spots of fame before.

Commencing in depths so deep, quake triggered waves so steep;

Traversing ocean with speed, gaining momentum in bounds and leap;

Causing tide at beaches to recede, encouraging locals not to retreat;

Heaving waves akin stampede, obliterating all in carrying its feat.

Whole towns devastated, all villages in its path similarly afflicted;

'Egality' truly accentuated, Westerners and Asians all affected;

Government, rebels also suffered, wealthy, impoverished equally pummeled;

Could it then be averred, 'tis Mother Nature's way of retribution sacred.

Incident was rather abnormal, to most who suffered abysmal;

Used to quake occasional, ne'er to huge waves so phenomenal;

Sans warning systems to signal, of impending disaster quite dismal;

Whence on other side 'tis normal, for alerts sounding prior impact actual.

Innocent children main victims, of catastrophe so pitifully grim;

Whole families perished in a whim, unsure of whence they sinned;

Whole abodes disappeared from scene, 'twas much akin;

To the impact of an A-bomb so obscene, annihilating all without a din.

Can we plead to humanity, to come forward and ameliorate calamity;

In whatever small capacity, that each of us can perform with ability;

Donate in cash/kind with generosity, alleviate sufferings of victims pitifully;

Let's abandon all animosity, team up together and assist in sincerity.

If there's a lesson to be learnt, in this episode so tragically violent;

'Tis we ought never be complacent, against calamities infrequent;

The wrath of Almighty effervescent, only He decides time of incident;

Let's be more humble and reticent, be more thankful and less indulgent.