Butterfly Ripples

Lighthouse

When the gravestone grey waters

swirl with an evil menace

and crash against the hulls of creaking, wooden ships

you will guide the way to safety

lighthouse.

And the wind whips up in a fury

battering against the portholes

crying out eerily with the voice of tortured mermaids

you will show the way to shore

lighthouse.

When the sodden flags crack

against the dripping masts

and the ropes swell with the seawater

you will guide the way to safety

lighthouse.

When the sky cracks and fizzles

bearing down upon the tiny, toy-like ships

and a shot of lightening crackles across the clouds

you will show the way to shore

lighthouse.

And as the timbers creak and warp

against their rusty nails

and the Captain orders everyone up onto deck

you will guide the way to safety

lighthouse.

And when the ship reaches the seething rock-cliffs

and the foaming water launches itself against impenetrable land

and the ship loses its course

you will show the way to shore

lighthouse.

And when the captain throws up his hands

in defeat, and the crew members risk their luck

with the churning water, and the ship spins out of control

you will guide the way to safety

lighthouse.

After the storm, when the water is calm

and all that can be seen of the damage

are planks of timber tossing on the sea

you will sit there, serene

lighthouse.