A Poem and A Picture

Lighthouses are symbolic of hope and peace. Do you have a picture of a lighthouse hanging on the wall? Many people do. This one was drawn by a fifth grader in one of my art classes last year. Lighthouses inspire poets, too. I've included mine--entitled #1 and #2.

#1

A lighthouse stands

            Alone

Sending a beam of hope

across the waves.

Never-failing

            True,

Leading me home.

#2

Wind and rain

Buffet my sails and

And I flounder,

      Adrift.

The rocks loom close

But the light beam

Shows the way

To my safe harbor.