LIGHTHOUSE

I was built only to serve;
to warn; to guide;
reassure; prevent.

I was built on rock.
I am stability in a shifting world
of uncertainty and fragility;
reliability in a sea of change.

I can withstand wind and wave,
crashing storms,
skies rent asunder with electric light.
I can be drenched with wild rain;
withstand angry skies;
resist swirling mist;
be brave in deepest dark.

I can wave at stars,
bathe in the sun;
befriend the moon.

You may take me for granted,
even find me beautiful,
solid but slender;
be at peace because I am there.

I am a lighthouse;
keeping mariners safe, focused
and at the beck and call
of all who sail by.

(Inspired by the Hundredth Anniversary of the
BBC Shipping Forecast July 4^th 2025)

[Mr.G]