I should have been a lighthouse keeper
A Catena Rondo poem inspired by Mikeydred
I should have been a lighthouse keeper
With the solitary life I lead
Helping sailors to take heed
I should have been a lighthouse keeper
With the solitary life I lead
There would be no need to hurry
A simple life with little worry
With the solitary life I lead
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There would be no need to hurry
Just make sure the light is lit
So the rocks below, they do not hit
There would be no need to hurry
🌊🌊🌊🌊
Just make sure the light is lit
Rough seas I like, even at night
What a wonderful sight
Just make sure the light is lit
🌊🌊🌊🌊
I should have been a lighthouse keeper
With the solitary life I lead
Helping sailors to take heed
I should have been a lighthouse keeper
🌊🌊🌊🌊
[Author's note: For MikeyDred's November unofficial challenge and my first Catena Rondo poem. Thanks for the inspiration, Mike. Here is his :
Till next time,
Calvin
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Calvin London
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Comments (7)
I’m clueless about the poetry style but enjoyed your poem and topic,
Beautiful poem 🦋♦️🦋
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Great use of the form and a wonderful poem, thank you for joining the challenge.
I love a lighthouse and I wonder sometimes about the solitary life of a lighthouse keeper and what it would be like.
Oooo, looks like you have executed this form of poetry so brilliantly! Loved your poem!
I loved this poem. I am not familiar with Catena Rondo poems. I certainly liked this one, though. It also made me want to be lighthouse keeper myself. :D Just a simpler life, sea view, seagulls all around, no one around, silence and peace. I should have been a lighthouse keeper. How can one get that job? :D
Such a peaceful and beautifully rhythmic piece.