It stands
Straight and tall
And strong,
Its light projecting
Its promise of safety
And of hope
Not just seaward
Toward countless
Sailors,
But also inland
To those who seek
Comfort in manmade
Symbols of faith.
For decades,
Perhaps centuries,
It has guided
Many a seafarer
Safely home
And delighted
As many
Land lovers
Who are charmed
By its romanticism.
But some are in danger
Of destruction,
A target for
A wrecking ball,
And I, for one, pray
For a blanket reprieve
To spare and save
These magnificent sentinels
That have protected us
From all life’s
Dangerous shoals.
Yes they are very lovely works of artistic beauty gracing our shores. One particular lighthouse inspired my nephew's courtship and wedding. I wrote a poem for them called, Lighthouse of Love.
If you think you know Delaware, think again. Pirates? Quakers fighting with Pennsylvania? Towns so ugly no one would settle there? With stunning pictures and straightforward storytelling, Dave Tabler opens hidden passages and describes defining momen
The Borderline Anti-Memory PastBook asks questions a diary does not ask and raises the questions to dialectics and answers them in a way a memory work does not answer questions.
The authors of Savannah: Brokers, Bankers and Bay Lane: Inside the Slave Trade (Civil War Savannah), received the 2012 Award for Excellence in Research from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The Award was issued by then Georgia Secretary
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