The Haunted Lighthouse...

The Haunted Lighthouse

Looming in the distance

Tall and rising high

Far across the river

Eerily touching the sky.

As old folks tell its tale

A tale so old as time

Set with winds and gales

On one stormy night.

T’was told it was a romance

A love the father scorned

Between his daughter, a dashing young man

Their hearts were nearly torn.

The boy had loved his lady

Father threw him out

But nothing could be done, they loved already

Forbidden love pursued.

When Father left for town

The damsel rushed to row

The boat, she knew, led to the place

The lighthouse she did go.

Her suitor watched her go

Through the glassy window

He ran and ran; he ran so sail

Amidst the rain and gales.

But fate held its upper hand

Lightning struck the man

He screamed and cried

And fell and died

And lat still all the time.

The girl rushed out with vigor

To meet her suitor’s hands

But she saw his lifeless figure

And shock killed her at once.

Then the bats all flew around

Until the two were found

Their hands were clasped; locked in grip

Their bodies intertwined.

Up till this very day

The bats have never been away

The lover’s voice are always heard

Their very final words.

~~Gentle Soul~~