Harbour Lighthouse, Crinan, Scotland, (Harbour Lights) Poem by Ernestine Northover.
Harbour Lighthouse, Crinan, Argyll, Scotland
Landscape photography: Nigel Borrington
Harbour Lights
By: Ernestine Northover
The harbour lights are beckoning,
Our stout boat is riding high,
By the distant view, we’re reckoning,
We are nearly home and dry.
We’ve travelled many an ocean,
And weathered storms so wild,
Of the seas, we have a notion,
By it all, we’ve been beguiled.
There’ve been times when we have wavered,
And times when concern was rife,
Many moments we have savoured,
And pondered upon this life.
But seafaring days are our days,
And when all is said and done,
These seas attract, in such special ways,
And conquering them can be fun.
But, like now, we’re to base returning,
Friends and family to meet and greet,
There’s a rest from the sea’s endless churning,
Somewhere solid to plant our feet.
Now the harbour lights are gleaming,
And the sails relax their strain,
Our faces begin their beaming,
For we’re safely back home again.
© Ernestine Northover
Nigel Borrington 
That’s an interesting lighthouse. It doesn’t look very tall. Lovely poem to complement it 🙂
November 15, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Thank you 🙂
The Light house marks the start of the Crinan Canal, so its not that big no 🙂
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinan_Canal
November 16, 2013 at 11:39 am
Wonderful, Nigel! My post today just happens to intersect with yours…!
November 15, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Hello Navery 🙂
Thank you , oK I will come a have a good look , xxxx
November 16, 2013 at 11:39 am
Great post Nanette 🙂
Thank you , I also Just added your site to my links 🙂
November 16, 2013 at 11:47 am
Thank You, Nigel! Regards!
November 17, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Poetry and picture—-PERFECT!!!
November 15, 2013 at 10:48 pm
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
“LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING….SEND A BEAM ACROSS THE WAVE…FOR SOME POOR AND STRUGGLING SEAMAN….YOU MAY RESCUE, YOU MAY SAVE!”—a Christian Hymn
November 15, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Hello Jonathan 🙂
Thank you for both the reblog and comments 🙂 🙂 🙂
November 16, 2013 at 11:48 am
Interesting lighthouse and I love the poem – makes a nice ‘marriage’.
November 16, 2013 at 1:00 am
Hello Vicki 🙂
Thank you 🙂 very pleased you liked this post 🙂
The light house mark the start of the Crinan Canal : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinan_Canal
November 16, 2013 at 11:49 am
Vibrantly beautiful!
November 17, 2013 at 11:06 am