LIGHTHOUSE NEWS

By Salvatore Battaci and Nancy Lee Shrader

  

LIGHTHOUSE NEWS

 

By

Salvatore Battaci

Stanzas 1-3

 

Nancy Lee Shrader

Stanzas 2-4

 

After a dinner of scrod and potatoes

The old geezer in the lighthouse puffed away

On his pipe, tapped out the ashes, then dozed off

He never made it to the comfort of bed

So tired, he snored in his rocking chair

His dreams run-of-the-mill, forgettable

 

 

Old geezer awakes with the morning sun

Lighthouse beacon fades as night turns into day

Another new day, and work begins again

Arthritic knees creak as he climbs the stairway

Polish the beacon and fill the gas well

Ships in the night are depending on him

 

 

He remembers his youth, those long-gone-days

When love was in the air and life held promise

But now his only companion is this

Lighthouse cabin high in the evening sky

Gone his sweet Livia to where we all

In time must take our leave and settle bones

 

 

 

Livia comes to him in dreams now and then

Young and beautiful as the day they first met

He fights the dawn, not wanting the dream to end

Still, the scent of her lingers in the salty air

On these mornings, old geezer awakes refreshed

With a spring in his step, a song in his heart

 

Reviews

[Stray Dog]

Boy, you two work well together. This is great!

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations to us for winning the He-Said-She-Said contest!

Sal

[Fran Marie]

Still, the scent of her lingers in the salty air

On these mornings, old geezer awakes refreshed

With a spring in his step, a song in his heart


A wonderful tale of the aging old man who dreams of his Lovely Livia
it has a touching essence thru~out this piece~ he in the lonely Lighthouse
faraway in the sea, you take the reader there~ Awesome Collaboration
you two~THanks for sharing in the He Said/She Said ConTest

Fran Marie

[just is]

Hey! this isso wonderful you two, i really enjoyed this.