Poem by David Saunders
THE WEATHER CHANGE
| The weather’s calm and all is quiet |
| Today, but did you know? |
| A hurricane is brewing in |
| The Gulf of Mexico |
| It’s happened, yes, since time began |
| And will continue on |
| As long as this world spins around |
| That day again will dawn |
| The hurricanes that strike with force |
| Bring havoc once again. |
| The question’s not “will one occur?” |
| The question’s only “when?” |
| The awesome power of the storm |
| The tidal surge so great |
| Will wash away all in it’s path |
| And winds that devastate |
| That peaceful home where children played |
| Is now a rubble pile |
| Their family life will surely be |
| Traumatic for a while |
| The waitress who has lost her job |
| The restaurant blew away |
| She has two kids to feed and yet |
| Her rent is due today |
| The Christian Service Center is |
| A charity for those |
| On Alabama’s Gulf coast who |
| Face unexpected woes |
| We give them short term help with food |
| And funds to meet the day |
| So they can work through problems and |
| Continue on their way |
| We’ve learned through past experience |
| We must anticipate |
| Or funds just won’t be adequate |
| To meet a need so great |
| A fund for hurricane relief |
| A fund to meet the pleas |
| Of people by the hundreds |
| Who have storm emergencies |
| Pryor planning way ahead of time |
| Will help us in their plight |
| They’ll need some food to eat today, |
| A place to sleep tonight |
| A great “insurance policy” |
| For husbands, kids and wives |
| A fund that’s ever ready |
| When the tragedy arrives |
| We need your help so we can build |
| This ready source that we |
| Can call upon when nature spawns |
| A great emergency |
| And know the fund that you helped build |
| Stands tall to ease the woe |
| That hurricanes sweep on us |
| From the Gulf of Mexico |
| Please make your contributions, |
| They will always be tax-free |
| You’ll pay no taxes on them |
| We’re a five “0” one “C” three* |
| – David A Saunders |
| *The Christian Service Center is a federally recognized 501(C)(3) tax exempt philanthropic organization, having a registration number of EIN 63-1059529. We are a total volunteer service. |
| No salaries are paid. All funds go to the cause. Visit us at http://www.cscgs.com. |
