Earthquake Last Night.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

Have you heard about the earthquake
on Lombok island last night?

a true fact was it and no fake
about eighty persons died

many tourists and citizens
adults and children too

in one minute so many victims
no more laughter, too much woe

Lombok lies in south east Asia
the beautiful island next to Bali

the small Sunda Islands of Indonesia
a greatest shock to see for me

that exploding fireball so cruel
these last times on Java Isle too

there have been so many fireballs
upon this beautiful green archipelago

as I was asking the self
why so many eruptions, why so many woes?

dear Lord, lead me not into temptation
these earthquakes cause me much frustrations

it´s a sin to tell a lie
but i humbly report the accidents

and the ones who have become victims
and the victims who died

please Lord, take care of them
these people who are far from Bethlehem