Symphony of the Sea

the lighthouse stands by the edge of the sea- a solid tower guarding the f o r b i d d i n g highway of ships a picture of q u i e t tranquility in an eternal WAR of sea and shore then a GASP- as clouds swirl like sheets and thunder claps giant hands the wind is r o a r i n g across the restless emptiness of steel blue water and foaming waves crash against the lighthouse trying to rock his foundation but lighthouse holds on t i g h t as forked lightning moves across the sky the whole sky lights up for a moment . . . the storm is VIOLENT and determined to topple lighthouse into the sea but he digs d e e p into the jagged rocks (this is not his first storm) r a i n pours in torrents- the sea surging and F A L L I N G back . . . the fury of waves, a chorus of v o i c e s screaming threatening, raging, lashing into the lighthouse like a wild banshee- thunder and wild winds in time drift out to SEA and lighthouse utters a sigh . . . ________________________ July 26, 2017 Free Verse/Symphony of the Sea Copyright Protected, ID 923597 Written for the contest, Lighthouse sponsor, Eve Roper First Place