Japan

I think Japan has been in all of our minds lately due to the recent earthquake and tsunami, and it has been in the Bright family's thoughts and prayers as well. My mom wrote a poem about the four month old baby girl that was found admist the rubble. Obama actually talked about her in his speech. It is wonderful that in all this chaos, a small piece of hope, I mean, a giant piece of hope, can be found admist all the ruin. Here is my Mom's poem:

One Brief Moment of Celebration

Tectonic plates grinding together

rocks on either side stretching

as a giant rubber band being pulled

when leg go, masses collide

triggering a tidal tsunami

giant wave wiping out towns, trains, ships

2000 bodies washed ashore

tossed cars like toys

a yacht teetering atop a building

refineries burning

whole island moved

rescue workers first dismiss

a little whimpering

amid the thick oozing mud

the second time, they listen

quickly removing wood slate

digging through gummy debris

a little baby girl wrapped

in a pink woolen bear suit

head full of jet black hair

pulled from the rubble

unharmed and squealing

put into her daddy's arms

celebration of a miracle

is cut short with another

tsunami warning being blared

father clutching daughter

scrambles for higher ground.