And The Earth Trembles

A magnitude of 7.2 Richter, it hit the Pacific Ring of Fire like 32 dropped atomic bombs. Bohol, my town, was the epicentre And roads and bridges folded like papers. Not enough to disable means of transport and electric lines, it crippled the standing churches in towns. Devotees and tourists wept as Marys and crosses tumbled down. But church buildings are buildings People still weep in delight Only less than a hundred died. Not enough of its tremor on October 15 of 2013, it continued to shaken the ground a thousand times, of 3,4,5 Richter Scale, sending men and women out of their cracked walls and ruins into the open space under the sky where they spread their mats to sleep in the nights and find a kettle to cook food in the dark. And they continue to wait that blessings of mercy may shower from above And from all those whose hearts are touched by the horror when the earth continues to tremble. _________________________