The
Lighthouse

Just down the road....around the bend,
Stands a majestic lighthouse...once a sailor's best friend.

Proudly, she stands on that rocky shore,
Once a beacon of safety that ships dared not ignore.

Light shining to sea on stormy night,
To guide the unwary and still the fright.

Made no difference to her from whence the ships came;
In times of need, they were all the same.

Her message was plain..."There is danger here;
Keep a safe distance and you have nothing to fear."

If able to talk, she could tell many tales;
Going back to the times when ships carried sails.

A secluded home for keeper and wife,
Away from the hassle of city life.

Then, a change in technology came about;
She was no longer needed, and the light was turned out.

Monument to the past; alone at land's end.
Just down the road.....around the bend.

by
Vance Oliphant

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