Andrew of '92


A hundred twenty years from now
They'll still retell the tale
How Andrew of '92 was more than just a gale
It's fury found Miami and further down the 'glades
A cyclone hit like hammers and cut like it had blades
A million fled the city, while some folks stayed behind
The raging wind took other souls and made some lives unwind
But no sooner had the rampage ended, help came pouring in
For the thousands who found broken dreams where happy homes had been

And the wild winds come and the wild winds go
But the sun still casts a shadow and the moon still casts a glow
And the creatures of the land continue in their timeless way
And someday soon the palms will line the shores of Biscayne Bay

Some were here from other places, some were salty born and bred
Soon their lives would blend in glass and wood
The wicked wind would shred
As their tears all fell together, a common bond was formed
And the strength that comes from losing filled survivors of the storm
In the land of swamps and sunshine sometimes the sky turns brown
Lightening flashes yellow green and everything goes down
The cycles and the seasons have all shared the special place
A way of life's in fury here, a winter won't erase


And the wild winds come and the wild winds go
But the sun still lights the water and the moon still casts a glow
And the creatures of the land continue in their timeless way
And someday soon the palms will line the shores of Biscayne Bay

...sorry I don't have the author at the moment but it's a good song about Hurricane Andrew. I hope I didn't post it prior to tonight. hg