...On Poetry and Fiction - Just "One Word" Away (Lighthouse)

 

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     One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence, becomes one poem, becomes one story. It must start from just “one word”. Today my one word is “Lighthouse”.

 

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"Lighthouse"

A lone structure of inanimate beauty

So haunting, so eerie; and wanting to be seen

She calls out through light and darkness

She stretches her radiant fingers

   across misty harbors and raging waters

Conversing with the echoes of foghorns

 

She hides within the shadows of the sea

Casting her mysterious glow

Whispering to quaint boats and opulent ships

Inviting them to voyage free

    in the waters she must oversee

Guiding them to safety

Directing them past me

 

She spots me standing upon jagged rocks

   that glisten under the ghostly moonlight

She shines her light upon my pale face

    as I salute her with glee

My curious eyes fall victim to her smile

    while she nods with class and grace

Like the Goddess I strive to be

 

I am in awe as I smile back timidly

    eager to curtsy to this wondrous Queen

Until a lonesome seagull enters the scene

  distracting me from my nautical dream

With eyes wide open and mouth agape

    I fall victim to her spell

Beneath darkened skies

    and crashing waves

I am calmed by the sound of a ship’s bell

 

My weakness turns to strength

    and my heart begins to sing

        to the rhythm of the harbor breeze

            and to sights and smells of tangled seaweed

My cheeks are kissed by the salted lips

    of a loving ocean spray

        and my life is blessed by the endless love

      of a brilliant Lighthouse

A lone structure of inanimate beauty

So haunting, so eerie; and wanting to be seen