The wave rolled on

No dyke or bulwark could prevail

The wave rolled on

They turned to see their houses gone

A match work mess upon the shale

As Mothers watched the sea’s betrayal

The wave rolled on

Poseidon grinned

He raised a deadly corridor

Poseidon grinned

Engulfing all with wave and wind

Baptizing rich and drowning poor

As bodies drifted back to shore

Poseidon grinned.