Notes About The Poem

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

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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Meier-Hans Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations on your well done poem Mark
Yvonne Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 11:54 AM
Congratulations on your win. Great write.
Halliday Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 12:31 PM
Thanks. Sort of 'fudged' the last word though.
Allison Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 6:35 AM
many congrats on your win I found this form very challenging:-) hugs jan xx
Halliday Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 12:32 PM
I did too. It was hard to not sound forced, contrived, or wooden. Thanks.
Mehta Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 6:26 AM
Nicely crafted piece, congrats on the win, mark
Halliday Avatar
September 28, 2014 at 12:34 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.
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