The Lighthouse Keeper

Something I wrote after spending a day at a nearby lighthouse and musing...

 

Somewhere beneath the waves

of the restlessly crashing deep,

memories hide like sea-glass

upon a shore of pebbles…

 

The essence of her, set free

to ride the backs of frothy breakers,

draws him to the waters edge

where he might spend a lifetime

tending lighthouse flames

in contemplation of her absence.

 

Remembering is his only salvation,

the bright beacon in a world

of fog banks and unprotected shores,

where he sails his own ocean of regret

while forever searching the horizon

for her luminous eyes.

Reviews

[bluessadmood]

what wonderful thoughts and dreams ,the crashing crazy waves,calls for him to stand on waters edge contemplating her absence,its so nice how you the beacon lights with his regrets and search for her luminous eyes ,only a dreamer can have these thought while you were there,near the lighthouse,what great imagination,your writing is really absorbing,and so very dreamy

[Dalaina Renee]

I liked this! Lighthouses always make a great subject to write about!

[Shapeshifter]

I love the way 'memories hide like sea-glass upon a shore of pebbles.' Making the reader hope for a miracle before the story even begins. Sometimes the answer is indeed, just under the surface. You captured the essence of frustrated longing verrrrry well. Good stuff.

[S.J.Floreen]

A tale of a man who has lost his love and is doing all he can to seek salvation for letting her go.

[John Stussy]

As sad as it is, it's also extremely beautiful. You are a wonderful poet, and very innovative. Wish I had thought of it, but you wrote it better than I could anyways. Superb work.

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Too beautiful, too wonderfully tragic yet uplifting. It's a search, a longing so precious, it would be a life spent in meaning, even without conclusion.
This one's definitely going into my favorites. There it will stay, to give me such feeling as I could never explain.