Are there any lighthouses
that are
not haunted?
I would hope not
Think about what a lighthouse is for:
keeping
boats from losing their way
in
dangerous waters
and
sailors from socializing
with
the fish
I like to think that lighthouse keepers
in
charge of the safety
of who
knows how many sea travelers
would
be a dedicated lot
unable
to let a simple thing like death
get in
the way of performing
their
solemn duty
A dark night
waves
wrestling with a wooden fishing boat
assassin
rocks just under the surface of the water
like
trolls waiting under a bridge
anticipating
the crunch and crackle
of
their stone teeth cutting through hull
And only that thin beam
the
shining eye of the lighthouse lamp
keeping
our desperate sailors on course
I would imagine that all lighthouses are haunted
Especially those
where
the light has gone out
---Richard F. Yates
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