Never before
Was there this much damage on the New Jersey shore

Residents are really in trouble
In this heap of rubble

This storms eruption
Has caused total destruction

It will take years
To dry their tears

And probably longer to clean and repair
While coping with loss and despair

It is difficult to understand
The damage that was caused on their land

We are never sure
What danger might lure

To upset our daily routine
Or what mess we have to clean

That Mother Nature when not kind
leaves behind

But after the storm in the early dawn
People realize life goes on

And realize it is all worth
For the chance of living on earth.