She plucked a sunbeam

one fine day

And fashioned it 

in such a way

A lighthouse man

came to say

He thought it would 

keep ships away

 

He took it with him

in a jar 

And there it shone

bright as a star

And all the ships 

from near and far

Flashed masthead lights

just to say Ta!

 

And it shone so bright

through storms & rain

A shield against 

heartache and pain 

But, one bleak night

such darkness came

The light, it dimmed 

like a muted flame 

 

I held her hand

as a harrowing sound: 

The cries of those

yet to be drowned

Frantically searched 

all around 

For a light no longer

to be found

 

I'd never felt

so lost at sea

As when her soul 

left suddenly 

But, now it roams 

so bright and free

To shine 

for all eternity