Around the same time this challenge was posted here (or earlier), I had only recently discovered poetry sites and started writing. On the other website where this challenge was made (unrestricted in any way), I had just been severely criticized for using two words ending in -ing in a dramatic piece. This dreadful fau-pas required an act of contrition. I wrote the poem below.
Lighthouse
Waves keep coming, crashing, clashing; water's running, rippling splashing against the lighthouse rock still dashing, as undulations breaking, smashing on the shore.
While the autumn sun's descending, colours, tints and hues are blending, to tall lighthouse now is lending defiant spirit, strong unbending at its core.
Let her light continue beaming, steadfast 'gainst the ocean's scheming; great ships in streams yet steaming, passengers in carefree dreaming pass the door.
By the brightest signal waving, darkest sky is now engraving; souls of floating masses saving whom the elements are braving, ever more
To fit in with the limits of this challenge, I would have needed to do something with the second verse to include "The tangerine sky" maybe...
The tangerine sky with blues blending, as the autumn sun's descending, to tall lighthouse now is lending defiant spirit, strong unbending at its core.
the happy chappy
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