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The Lady of the Light
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The Lady of the Light |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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Rex's lovely shipwreck poem inspired me to dust this old one off... Lady of the Light She was always the Sentinel She knew this from the start Guardian to her one great love Mystery of a woman’s heart Long days and bittersweet nights Wind whips at stone cold walls Isolation her companion No comfort in these dark halls She doesn’t really mind the cold Or the ninety stairs to the light To tend to whale oil reserves Standing guard on foggy nights Her love is away on a ship at sea She waits for its arrival Listens to the fog horn’s moan Worries for their survival The wind howls, seas are high She looks again and again No sign of the ship by sunrise She hurries to land’s end Into town, now gathering They all ask, “have you heard?” Hope and faith uniting them But hours pass without word The Brother James, lost at sea Husbands, fathers, and sons And when it’s over they tally The number at sixty-one She feels at fault in some way The one trusted with the light Now the years pass by, but still She dreams of him at night One day the light did not burn No one was tending it you see The lady of the light was gone To rejoin her man of the sea © July 1999 Corinne Bailey |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
How lucky we are that you decided to post this! What a story, and you told it well, Corinne. Elizabeth "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" -The Crucible |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Oh, Corinne~ This is WONDERFUL ! I'm glad you blew the dust off. You have penned a heart-wrenching tale. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautifully written, Corinne! Denise |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Corinne wonderfully written bittersweet thoughts. James |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Got any more of these lovelies hiding out? Need to borrow my "Endust"?.....  |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Corinne, I love this poem!!! Thank you for pulling it out again. It is so well written I feel her pain and longing. Well told!!! As you know, I just love lighthouses, etc. Thanks again!!  Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Why thank you, Elizabeth, you're very kind. Marge, thank you,thank you! Denise, James, Nan and Lone Wolf, thank you! Cor |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Corinne, a wonderful tale, so sad, as I read knowing what was coming I almost couldn't finish it.... too choked up. Parker |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Oh...how sad  |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
The lady of the light? Of course the light is red. She makes her money every night, And never leaves her bed. Just think of the excitement, A different customer every night, And every person soon returns, If she does her "selling" right. Seriously though miss Corinne..this is a lovely poem....well done gal! |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thank you, Parker and Hoot, this is one of my favorite poems, because I just love lighthouses and am fascinated by shipwrecks. And Toe? I feel a poem coming on, just fer You! LOL corinne |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Almost missed this wonderful poem. Such a good story with sad ending. Nice work. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Corinne, This is a wonderful poem, I'd like to see anymore dusty ones you would care to post. *L* |
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RAM Member
since 2000-03-24
Posts 153 |
Corinne, This is definitely one of my faves. Rick [This message has been edited by RAM (edited 03-29-2000).] |
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CherylLynnMckee Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 215 |
Lovely..hauntingly beautiful. |
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