Carolyn Devonshire Poet Quatrain

Beacons of Light

As long as man has lived upon this Earth
     The quest for beacons of light has endured
Primitive cultures, man’s earliest ancestors
     Found wonder in the moon’s allure

Upon the seas, more advanced civilizations
     Made their way guided by celestial orbs
Eventually creating historic lighthouses
     To guide their navigational course

Greeks found solace in a light
     Emanating from Mount Olympus
Gods and Goddesses they worshiped
     Until the discovery of those truly blessed

God’s light serves as our beacon now
     Eternal glow that guides us through storms
And when we discover this light’s power
     The spirit of the believer transforms

Satan’s path winds only through darkness
     Images of eternal suffering emerge
When we fail to find the beacon of light
     And remove the stain of sinful scourge

It is man’s choice to pursue radiance or darkness
     The preferred path is usually lit by the bright
For just as early man perceived from the moon
     Souls are ever drawn to beacons of light


*For Wounded Words "Eternal Figures" challenge

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Jancarl Campi March 9, 2011 at 1:16 PM WOW!!! Great Work! Happy to see you made it to the triple selection in poetry soup contest! Jancarl

Joe Maverick March 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM great to see your work here today Carolyn.

Daver Austin March 7, 2011 at 6:31 AM Congrats on your triple selections in the soup contest. Love, Dave

Tk Ross January 6, 2011 at 7:57 PM really beautifully written work, I enjoyed this one--blessings TK

Carrie Richards January 4, 2011 at 5:42 PM Congratulations, Carolyn.....another terrific work, and well deserved landing on the featured page!! Best Wishes!!

Vince Suzadail Jr. January 4, 2011 at 5:22 PM Congrats Carolyn on your poem "Beacons of Light" being featured. God Bless. Vince

Carol Sunshine Brown January 3, 2011 at 6:16 AM Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Carolyn. Love, Carol

Daver Austin January 3, 2011 at 5:15 AM A good write to "light" up the new year, dear Carolyn. Congrats on the selection. Love, dave

Constance La France January 2, 2011 at 10:29 PM ~~congratulations on you "featured poem" I love the layout "I really must try that" and I recall this contest 'Eternal Figure' whatever happened to the judging of it~well your poem is definitely 'A WINNER' for this girl "I give it a gold star"~~

Joe Maverick January 2, 2011 at 3:57 PM what a great write Carolyn, such a subject light! a thousand words could not make a definative answer to its properties, i think you have done real good with so few.

Ravindra K Kapoor November 10, 2010 at 12:23 AM Magnificent write my friend. You have sketched so beautifully the sources of light starting from primitive days and concluding it in the modern era. The exposure of Satan's paths of darkness has increased the importance of light to a very great degree. A beautiful piece of writing and a very uplifting one. Thank you for your unique and precious comments on my Poem ‘Glory of Nation’. I hope you would like ‘Thank you Mr. President’ too. Love and best wishes...Ravindra...Carolyn Devonshire

Anna-Marie Docherty September 16, 2010 at 6:26 AM You are one of those beacons of light we look to Carolyn, inspiring us with words that enlighten... Constantly drip feeding within your carefully thought out works.... A delight to have read.... Thanks for your kindness of reading and commenting today, hope all is well, Anna-Marie. x

John Freeman September 12, 2010 at 1:39 PM An amazing write Carolyn! Inspiring to myself for the awesome truth in God, the very precept of life itself! One with reality because of the awesome technicality of the truth itself. Like reality has two parts, truth and truth's moral which is Love. I think these two parts, reality's manifested form, is symbolic of two legs for walking. Like the relationship of truth and love, is as the relationship of our two legs when we walk. You take one leg away we are bound to stumble in our lives. Agape,

Caroline Cécile Delacroix September 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM Really nice, Carolyn! and an inspirational quatrain. Just lovely. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your kind comments on my latest. Love, Caroline.

Wayne Sapp September 10, 2010 at 4:09 PM Carolyn; this is lovely! I find writing this type of poem difficult without having a "forced" rhyme in there somewhere. This flows beautifully. Many thanks for your consideration in the "work" contest; it was appreciated.

Joyce Johnson September 10, 2010 at 3:56 PM Thank you Carolyn for my 7th place in your contest. It is great reading the poems, I am learning so much more about everyone. Good luck with this poem in the contest. It's a winner. Love, Joyce

Gert W. Knop September 10, 2010 at 3:56 PM Hi carolyn, Enjoyed the read this late evening and all the best for you and thanks for your kind comments!...Enjoy your weekend...Love, Gert

Doris Culverhouse September 10, 2010 at 1:16 PM I am better...i went to the ER last night and now at least the fever is gone. Enjoyed your work!!

Diane Christian September 10, 2010 at 2:20 AM hiya thanks for your kind comments on my poem persecution, yes things have been hard but God carries us through any storm of life, it is sad indeed when a spouse says hurtful things or persecutes us even worse then they are christians too, but hey God made us and he makes us strong, the good news is our suffering only lasts a short while but is nothing compaired to his Glory he will show us later. keep wriitng my dear friend, God bless from diane

Kristi Hayner September 9, 2010 at 1:46 PM Good job, Carolyn! I always lured by the moon! My emotional self allows me to cry when things are good, bad and sometimes indifferent! Thanks so much for your continued support in this magik place!

Diane Locksley September 9, 2010 at 1:12 PM I think the last line sums up the poem real well. We are always drawn to the light. Too much darkness in the world today.

Daver Austin September 9, 2010 at 10:32 AM About "The Kiss." Pure imagination. Ah, though! There have been a number of fantasies. Love, Dave

Kabuteng P.Ink K. September 9, 2010 at 9:58 AM thanks as well Carolyn...enjoyed writing that for your contest :)

Matthew Anish September 9, 2010 at 9:28 AM Dear Carolyn, Thank you for your kind words. Today is the Jewish New Year and I shall add a prayer for your health. Fine work and I hope the "beacon" shines brightly upon you. Yours Matthew Anish(MattCard)

Doris Culverhouse September 9, 2010 at 4:14 AM enjoyed reading today...sorry it has been awhile, I have had a stomach flu.

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