Lady in Your Lighthouse

My pupils are bare, and sting with sea air

for they are peeled to peer into the grey.

Such a faithful stare serves as watchful care,

a beacon guiding your return, they say.

Let my heart be the compass that ensures

your safety and timely travels to me.

Allow the beat of my soul song to lure

you t' the southern tip where I've been waiting.

With the seagulls that surround me screaming,

my own voice caught in our cries of lapsed love,

bonded by the lonesome ballad we sing

for the broken bodies that swim this cove.

Where the sea strokes the sand is where I'll be,

biding my existence so patiently.

Reviews

[Lorraine]

A bittersweet romance. Again, you have a way with making the words feel so alive. Wonderful Poem.

Keep Writing. ^___^

[nono]

OH THIS IS WONDERFUL! So descriptive I like this very much! It made me smile. Truly an adorable little loving poem of coming home with hope! Nice job!

[Leap]

I'm in love with your mind.

[Sorry Infamous]

I really liked the strong alliteration right from the start. It really adds to the flow and rhythm of the poem. This was wonderful. Lots of powerful descriptions. My particular favorite was "Allow the beat of my soul song to lure" Reminds me of a siren luring men...

[nostal]

I love the sea.

[RAWR!]

aah gives me glorious images of the sea, i can almost smell it,
i like how you wrote ' t' the ' sounds good.
bit sad though, which i guess is a good thing in this case.
cool write, thanks for sharing ^_^

[Leap]

Only you can write a sonnet as beautiful as this my dear. I read it several times last night - over and over again and it put me in such a warm and tender place. Reading it now, that same comfort of these words is helping me breath before I go to work. The imagery of the ocean -- a lighthouse is what I see. It's a perfectly romantic return. I love it so much. I'll be reading it again when I get home tonight.

My favorite line is, "for the broken bodies that swim this cove." The image conjured up from this made me want to gasp for air.

[Gary McDonald]

Stunning write, so vividly descriptive and powerful.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful poem. The ocean is the place to rest and gather the mind. A excellent poem. Each lines added to a perfect ending in your poem.
Coyote