As I wrap my arms around, her gently shaking shoulders,
I can not help but wish that there was some way;
Some way, I could step forward and ease her pain,
that I could close the world to her for a day.

She stands tall, and straight, a sturdy bastion of timber,
ready to defend and protect those few within her walls;
yet the steady pounding force of Nature is all it takes,
to wear her down to the ground.

Steadfastly I stand, reaching down to grasp her by the arms,
pulling her back up, bracing her anew with my steel embrace;
my arms wrap around her shoulders, her head lays upon my chest,
two hearts now beat as one.

As she cries out in frustration, tears of anguish falling far,
my hands reach out to stroke her hair, my lips to touch her brow;
I whisper softly in her ear, "Do not worry, I won't let you fall".
As I wrap my arms around, her gently shaking shoulders.