Kim Rodrigues Poet Rhyme

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
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*Both of my grandfathers helped to build a lighthouse.

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Eve Roper July 29, 2017 at 2:59 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 July 29, 2017 at 9:30 PM Thanks so much Eve! Enjoyed hearing about your father as well!

John Michaels July 29, 2017 at 5:24 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 July 29, 2017 at 7:11 AM Thanks so much John!

Frances Schiavina July 26, 2017 at 8:16 AM Beautiful words with deep meaning. Kim Rodrigues July 26, 2017 at 8:54 AM Thanks, Frances!