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Steadfast Lighthouse

STEADFAST LIGHTHOUSE Emergence of a lighthouse brick by brick My grandfathers would flick the switch Oh how many generations would glow the wick Whilst sentinel grandmothers wait up and stitch Oh how taxing the work of day and night Pulling together with mortar and mortality The responsibility to keep generations burning bright A steadfast lighthouse bespeaks of my vitality One stormy eve with whiplash waves crashing in Achieves salvation or a smithereen-soaked raft A creator washes away generational sin The spirit-keeper of the windswept draft Candles of two grandfathers that sailed the sky Without them, oh family, there’d not be you and I 7/21/2017 Rhyme Form *Both of my grandfathers helped to build a lighthouse.

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Eve Roper

Date: 7/29/2017 2:59:00 PM

Kim , this was a fascinating write, to learn of your grandfathers had built a piece of history that will probably stand for a few hundred years. My father a welder, had his hand in building The Padre Island Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi ,Texas and it always made me feel proud whenever I went over it. Thank you for entering the contest, congratulations on your win! :) ~*

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/29/2017 9:30:00 PM

Thanks so much Eve! Enjoyed hearing about your father as well!

John Michaels

Date: 7/29/2017 5:24:00 AM

Great poem, Kim; I especially like the alliteration ("whiplash waves" stands out, especially). The familial connection gives it an added 'punch'. Congrats on your win! Regards, John.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/29/2017 7:11:00 AM

Thanks so much John!

Frances Schiavina

Date: 7/26/2017 8:16:00 AM

Beautiful words with deep meaning.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/26/2017 8:54:00 AM

Thanks, Frances!