La Tour Des Baleines

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My wife, Nelly, is from a village on the Atlantic island Île de Ré, which is connected to France by bridge at La Rochelle. My family has visited la tour des baleines, and climbed it a few times.

La Tour Des Baleines In Misses Halliday’s community, A lighthouse steadily illuminates That coastal location. Containerships Can safely navigate. Supertankers Can avoid incidents. Superliners Can protect passengers unfailingly. This noble edifice, designated, (From francais translated): “Tower-Of-Whales”. Mark Halliday Contest: Lighthouse 19 September 2014

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Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 9/28/2014 6:57:00 PM

Congratulations on your well done poem Mark

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 9/28/2014 11:54:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. Great write.

Mark J. Halliday
Date: 9/28/2014 12:31:00 PM

Thanks. Sort of 'fudged' the last word though.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/28/2014 6:35:00 AM

many congrats on your win I found this form very challenging:-) hugs jan xx

Mark J. Halliday
Date: 9/28/2014 12:32:00 PM

I did too. It was hard to not sound forced, contrived, or wooden. Thanks.

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 9/28/2014 6:26:00 AM

Nicely crafted piece, congrats on the win, mark

Mark J. Halliday
Date: 9/28/2014 12:34:00 PM

Thanks Dr. M. Liked yours too. That was hard to do without sounding overly contrived. La Tour des Beleines is real. I've climbed it a few times while visiting In-Laws.