Silent Guides

Scattered abroad 
universally recognized
ornate and colorful
standing tall and silent
anchored aground
on strips of land
jutting into the sea.

Sending light
into the darkness 
cutting half-circles
through blackness
Sweeping beams
warning unwary sailors
of low tides and danger.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Bauer Avatar
November 14, 2014 at 3:30 PM
i love lighthouses and your poem is a wonderful tribute to them...
Adams Avatar
November 14, 2014 at 4:32 PM
Thanks, Ilene. I love them too. This was the absolute first poem of mine ever published, but I never saw it, because I didn't get a copy of the publication. If my memory serves me correctly, it was in Lighthouse magazine, several years ago.
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