Tuesday, July 25, 2006

The Lighthouse

What treacherous tales have you to bear amidst the ocean's fury--
Oh silent sentry proclaiming warning
To ships from ports afar?

Into a rock your roots now rest withstanding violent gales.
Defiant beams from your eyes
Outshine the thunderous waves.

November, 2005 by Glen Alan Woods

I wrote this while visiting Cannon Beach and Seaside on the Oregon coast. The specific lighthouse that inspired the poem is Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.

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