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. |