Sylvie Hill

Not A Very Light House

So you’ll leave the light on for me?
That’s nice, dear.
But it’s a ….lighthouse.
That’s what it does.
It keeps the light on.
I’m going to tell you now “there is no light without dark”
so turn off the sky, now
and disappear.
You want to do something fine?
Something right?
— Bring me starlight —
It is nice you did nothing by leaving a light on,
tonight.
Thanks for trying.

© Sylvie Hill

(Nora at Lighthouse Bay)