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#1033696 added June 10, 2022 at 6:41pm
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Beacon

Cyclops of the shoreline,
the lighthouse flashes a single eye,
bright beam through the darkness,
watching and warning
benighted sailors on the waves,
“Stay clear for here be rocks.”

Mariners count the sequence,
their navigation confirmed.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 06.10.22
Prompt: Write a poem about something flashy.
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