Behind

A light blue sky with a cloud or two

The waves ease in with air that is new

 

The fluffy sand feels good between the toes

An offshore wind calmly blows

 

Palm trees sway both day and night

Possessing beauty within its light

 

Chutes open above dancing across the glisten

A breath taken in for the soul to listen

 

The sun is high and its rays feel warm

Just a month in since the major storm

 

People a little south are still picking up the pieces

As it wreaked havoc on the west coast beaches

 

The skyline goes forever as far as the eye can see

This view outside of the recent tragedy

 

He came and he went shaking the state to its core

Ripping apart the lives on the shore

 

The difference between both heaven and hell

A few miles down the road the story will tell

 

The scenery feels different as the breeze comes in

A desperate hesitation for the next one to begin

 

Decisions are being made to stay or to go

The beauty is less enticing for the ones that now know

 

The boats are sailing as the tide pulls away

Shattered dreams on a September day

 

A vast difference that miles can make

A path of precision left in its wake

 

The weather has not been better since he came and went

Disaster is a result of the first warning sent

 

A clear blue day and the sun with its shine

Visions imprinted not far left behind