A Beacon of Hope

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Like a shaft I fly,
a beam of glorious luminance,
I travel right into your bedroom
at the break of dawn.
"Wake up my friend,
my brothers are coming
to illuminate your day."
 
Minute follows minute
my duties I perform,
I peep through gaps
of a Venetian blind,
as someone on a bed
lies lazily supine.
I am his wake up call, 
dazzle straight 
into his heavy sleepy eyes.
"Get up my friend,
work beckons."
 
'Tis busy at the crèche
Where babies bare their hearts.
I breathe some warmth 
upon their frail frames,
paint rosy their cheeks
in the faint hope 
that some kind beings
would adopt 
these poor unsettled souls.
 
Through a windowpane,
glass stained with holy men,
I filter hopefully and in stealth,
on a cold spotlight on a marble slab
of someone long forgotten
in an unfrequented church.
 
Would you consider night
as my immortal enemy?
Oh no, my friend, oh no,
for in the darkness of the gloom,
over choppy and rough seas
I travel happily over peril
and show the way to safety 
to mariners lost at sea,
I am a beacon of hope.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 9/22/2022 7:32:00 AM
Just how beautiful! I love the verse about the babies! Hugs ~ Kim
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Date: 9/19/2022 5:39:00 AM
A beacon of hope to those who need it the most. Beautiful poetry Victor… Belle
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Date: 9/17/2022 9:28:00 AM
This is beautifully penned Victor. Beacons of hope gratefully accepted! Linda
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Date: 9/15/2022 3:40:00 PM
A guiding light in times of storm, Very nicely penned Victor
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Date: 9/15/2022 4:59:00 AM
What a beautiful uplifting Poetry!!! What a lovely imagery!!! What an Inspiring write!!!! This is something special.... Especially the last Stanza, I am reading it again and again... So beautifully depicted th emotions of a light house... My fav...
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Date: 9/15/2022 2:54:00 AM
Very nicely written, Victor. "A beacon of hope" Great writing dear friend!
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Date: 9/14/2022 6:02:00 PM
Victor, I am impressed by the uplifting and inspiring radiance all through the full extent of your poem. You have given the beacon a personality, and now it passionately talks of illuminating brightness and the possibility of a better world.
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Date: 9/14/2022 2:14:00 PM
A light of hope and guidance. I have painted and drawn a few lighthouses. I do love the and your poem. Blessings my friend.
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Date: 9/14/2022 10:54:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your work. I like those lighthouses. I have never lived close to one to know that it is possible that they would be flashing their light in my window at night. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my page. Sara
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Date: 9/14/2022 10:40:00 AM
A positive and hopeful account of the vital functions of lighthouses. I love the personification here. Beautifully imagined.
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Date: 9/14/2022 7:12:00 AM
I feel the luminance throughout your poem, Victor. You gave voice to the lighthouse and it speaks eloquently of guiding light and hope.
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Date: 9/14/2022 6:45:00 AM
'I am the beacon of hope' How many sailors would acknowledge those words Victor, How many would acknowledge the sun raise, as their beacon of hope. You've got me going with this wonderful poem, and imagery.
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Date: 9/14/2022 6:08:00 AM
A brilliant write Victor! You’ve surpassed yourself with this one
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Date: 9/14/2022 5:40:00 AM
I love lighthouses Victor and I love your poem. Cuddles…..Debx
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Date: 9/14/2022 9:10:00 AM
That’s funny Victor! Debx
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Victor Buhagiar
Date: 9/14/2022 6:20:00 AM
Here's a joke. I never intended to write on lighthouses. Maybe the picture will be influencing everyone. Cuddles back to you.
Date: 9/14/2022 5:23:00 AM
Nicely penned image of the lighthouse... woven into lives being lived..Delice
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Date: 9/14/2022 5:02:00 AM
"I travel happily over peril and show the way to safety to mariners lost at sea, I am a beacon of hope".........! Beautiful lines of rekindled light and hope, unlike some of your sorrowful poems of recent times. When we hear the sad news of the death of our dear ones, let us believe that being alive is a blessing and thank God for the blessings we receive on a daily basis and being able to touch other's hearts with our poems!
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Date: 9/14/2022 1:58:00 AM
Love this one from you Victor, are you aware Connie Marcum Wong died yesterday. Just wanted to share with you my friend. This Beacon of light and hope was written marvelously by you. It is a favorite Victor enjoyed reading today. I wrote a tribute for Connie in remembrance of her. Hope you are well my friend and thank you fpr posting this lovely Poem from you. god bless you Victor...
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Victor Buhagiar
Date: 9/14/2022 2:25:00 AM
How sad. Most of my friends die and we are left with their memories. I used to love reading Conniie's poem, one of the best on this site. May she rest in peace.
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