Lighthouse
Serious beacon
Sea-keeping reason
Ancient way to light the night
And guard capes out of sight
Tall, slender building
With light guiding
Pulses short – pulses long
Helps the sea-going throng
Comfort of sailors
And ancient mariners
The flash dispels the dark
With each rotating arc
Some headlands provide
A bunker beside
With supplies for mariners
That would appear ravenous
At the light on Trimouille
On the Montebellos – truly
A cache of biscuits and foods
Luckily with water includes
Emergency rations
For land-sick passions
Saviour of souls
Between both poles
Men and diesel replaced
But still on cliff-top spaced
Old technology remains in use
Though automated – not run by families on the loose
Thank you lighthouses
You are our safe houses
(Written by Micheline Jenner)
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