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  poems for a new tomorrow

there is a little island in the sun

There is a little island in the sun, where life is tranquil all day long

That is until the sky turned gray, the impending sign of an unexpected day

But what you’ve heard, you’ve none to fear

For it is only grade one, and worse have been through here

And you know what’s more, well it won’t hit us

Just brush on by, giving us something to cuss

But brush on by, is not what it did

For it changed it path, to Antigua instead

And went through it did, with northerly winds

That tore roofs off houses, then came back again

And when it changed, you knew quite well

That it’s eye was on you, and you were under its spell

And then it passed, with a reverse goodbye

Leaving most in awe, and the rest to cry

But what we’ve seen, we’ve got to know

Is just the minimum, of the wrath that God can sow

So consider this a warning, for all to heed

That stronger construction, is a must indeed

And help thy neighbor, for you’ll never know

That the next time, it may be your house to go

 23 October 1999