[JustAmy]

August 7, 2008



Graphic by MamaBear

The Sentry

It climbs up from the rocky shore,
A fist made out of stone.
Defiant against Nature’s wrath,
To claim it for its own.

Forlorn against the elements,
And lonely on the line,
It brings an element of hope,
And helps to make it shine.

This is the place of battle,
The stone against the sea.
Unyielding stubbornness
Thus meets eternal enmity.

Unending anger storms onto,
A calm, determined place,
And wails until its furor wanes,
No tears found on this face.

It is a sign of lasting love.
The mason and his crew,
Have crafted hardened heartstones,
As gifts to an unknown you.

You look out from the tossing decks,
And know just where you stand.
The light gives friendly stay-aways,
This is no place to land.

Thus even though it stands alone,
This beacon does not call,
But tells the others “Danger here!”
A lonely friend to all.

On cloudless, sunny days it seems,
That much more lonely still,
If works can turn the coming tide,
The gallant lighthouse will.

The sentry does not know about,
The worth his work has done,
But in the dark despair of night,
His soul shines like a sun.

NicknamedBob . . . April 17, 2004
© 2004 - 2008

[JustAmy]

Good morning, FRiends.
What shall we celebrate today?

Today's Holiday choices are .....
National Kids Day
American Family Day
Chinese Valentine's Day
Lighthouse Day
Say 'Cheese' Day
Unity In Diversity Day

Have a Happy Kids Day!

[fewz]

Does MamaBear choose the graphic to fit NicknamedBob’s poem or does NicknamedBob write the poem to fit MamaBear’s graphic? Which ever way they do conspire to complement the theme, and produce works that do inspire, they are an awesome team.

Temperature is gonna be a lot lower today and even lower tomorrow. Heard a flock of Canadian geese flying over this morning. That always reminds me of the loons in “On Golden Pond”.

Question: Has anybody here had any experience with laminate flooring in a kitchen?

[Billie]

Such a beautiful poem & lighthouse painting. I would love to visit that place!

[Mama_Bear]

I am enjoying everyone’s posts today, especially all the lighthouses. Thank you all for the smiles. Now I am off to do some shopping. Later, friends!

[gardengirl]

Hey everyone!

Been trying to keep up with the thread—ha, ha!

We celebrated lighthouse day yesterday! About 9 of us took our boat and went out to Cape Lookout. Heat index yest was 110. I think we’ve lost our minds! It was beautiful! Water was clear, and we found a patch of shade beneath a pine tree to park our picnic stuff. Took the gbaby—17 months. We played in the water and some of the crowd that can stand a little more heat walked over to the lighthouse/museum. There’s a boardwalk now that runs from the hook side to the ocean side. I didn’t make the trip—I allow myself one stupid heat trick per summer, and going out yest was it!

My niece got in the water eating a piece of KFC. She dropped a bite, and the nibblefish swarmed her. We had a ball after that, holding chicken bones and letting the pinfish eat off what was left. The gbaby kept doing it and saying fish, fish and trying to catch them. He kept picking up the shells and saying rock, broke.

The boat ride out and back was good/a little rough. We ran outside (in the ocean) going out and the waves weren’t bad, but choppy. Same thing coming back even though we came back through the sound. Unbelievably beautiful.

We stayed out most of the day, and I’ve still got a headache. I should buy stock in ibuprofen/tylenol/excedrin. I know better, but I love it so. There’s jsut something about the wind and the water. Haven’t been out to the Cape in years.

Keep thinking things will slow down—another ha, ha. I work full time, I write—a lot. Have the gbaby a couple evenings a week, not to mention all the stuff I get sucked into—volunteering, cannning lately, my kid’s stuff. I do good to even read my pings! Not enough hours in the day!

Ya’ll have a great one!