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Writer's pictureEmma Major

Lighthouses of Hope

It hasn't been an easy time health wise at the end of 2024 so I decided to start each day of November positively with a painting of a Lighthouse and a poem about hope. You can find all of the poems below and some of the paintings, with a link to the whole set of lighthouses; which makes this a great place to hang out if life is feeling hard.


Even in dark times there is hope to be found shining bright.



Beacon in the night

Piercing through shadows of doubt

Hope’s light guides me home



Guiding light of love

Banishing portents of fear

Hope on brightest beams



In darkness you shine

Steadfast guide harbouring hope

Fear fades in your glow



Elegy for the Lighthouse


In the hush of night’s embrace

You stand resolute,

a banisher of shadows

Casting beams of light over restless waters

A sower of solace in caverns of chaos


How many souls have you saved

No longer lost within despair?

Your glow reached through darkness

A tender promise in a yellow flare.


When thunder crashed with fury

And waves battered the shore

You shone your lantern brightly

Watchful eye in the gathering storm.


So much more than brick and glass

You are a promise on fearful nights

Never abandoning your post

A flicker of hope shining bright



In the dark of night where shadows creep

The lighthouse stands firm against despair

It's beam slicing through the misty deep

A guide for those who wander where they dare


Waves crash like knives on rocky shores

As beams break the silence with utmost grace

Hope rides the light, we fear no more

The depths of despair flee from this place.


Every arc offers love, hopes rise anew

An echo of calm in a stormy sea

"You were not lost, though your fears grew

Keep sailing on, your eyes on me"


So cling to this hope, whatever your strife

For even in darkness, light guides your life.



Ode to a Lighthouse


In the muted mist of night

Where shadows stretch and reflections grope

You stand steadfast and straight

A powerful promise, a tower of hope.


Your beam a constant through dark nights of the soul

Slicing fearful observations relaxingly

Each sweep a hymn echoing in the silence

A balm for tumultuous torment at sea.


Oh luminous lens on unknown shores

You guide lost souls from on high

Weary travellers searching for solace

Find their way thanks to your watchful eye.


Your flicker is more than a warning, it is hope

Each blink a reminder that even impossible voyages will end

As you light a path in brilliance where we saw only fear

Your invitation to linger lives long my friend.


Teach me to be that lantern bright

Offering shelter in the gathering storm

To share the hope of dawn on long dark nights

Providing peace for the fearful and forlorn.



Ancient Lighthouses

Rescue soulful intentions

Fear lost in shadows



Amidst chaos stands a steadfast light

Source of hope piercing swirling storms

Beams cut straight through shadows of night

Replacing anxious thoughts as loves reforms



My faith is a lighthouse in my life

Reminding me that I am never alone

God is with me always

Shining a light of hope wherever I roam


I hope you can find moments of joy today to feel the peace, love and hope of God.


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Lonesome sitter

Night stalker

Beam shifter

Rock lighter

Safety provider

Coast watcher

Sea sighter

Hope bringer


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Follow the pure light

Guiding love and protection

Peacefully ascend


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Fear might overwhelm Share hope and shine light instead

Safer together


...


In the midst of chaos is a beacon of light

Standing tall before places of danger

A protector through the darkest night


Waves crash as lighting strikes ignite

It's beam piercing the darkness and fear

In the chaos the light shines bright


Guiding vessels with beams of white

Each beam a promise to slowly follow

A protector through the darkest night


Hope is alive all the long night

Leading hearts to safety and peace

In the chaos the light shines bright


...


Lighthouse sentinel

As storms howl roaring with fear

Hope's guiding lantern

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Port within the storm

Safe harbour from raging seas

Flicker of solace


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Wave washed stones whisper

In darkness a beacon shines

Promising safety


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Storm clouds break the sky

Yet hopeful beams pierce through

Hearts find their anchor


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When darkness seems deep and confounding

It's glow is the faith that's resounding

A port for our dreams

Where hope always gleams

Giving us rest from our suffering


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Guiding light shines bright

Through raging storms and dark nights

Hope’s eternal flame


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In the dark the lighthouse still stands tall

A beacon shining bright against despair

Guiding weary souls who fear it all


Waves roar meeting the ocean’s call

Then through the fierce rage a whispered prayer

Follow the lighthouse standing tall


Hope flickers like a flame behind its wall

A promise wrapped in light for those who share

Guiding weary souls who fear it all


When thunder cracks and fears start to call

Its beam will chase away that heavy song

In the dark the lighthouse still stands tall


To sailors lost where nothing calls at all

A beacon shining bright against despair

Guiding weary souls who fear it all


So if you’re lost amid life’s stormy wall

Remember love resides in light’s soft flare

In the dark the lighthouse still stands tall

Guiding weary souls who fear it all


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Beacon through the night

Waves crash and shadows extend

Safe harbour in sight


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Lighthouse in the storm

Guiding lost souls to safe shores

Light welcomes with hope


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In the heart of the storm's fierce roar

A lighthouse stands tall on the shore

With its beam slicing night

It turns darkness to light

Guiding sailors back home evermore


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When the waves crash and winds howl their name

Lanterns flicker bright through the rain

Each blink says “stay near,”

“Find solace right here”

A promise that hope will sustain


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Let storms rage and skies turn to grey

For this lighthouse will show you your way

In shadows it gleams

A harbour for dreams

Safe port from the storm's wild ballet


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In the wildest roar shadows scream

Yet the lighthouse casts it's nightly beam

A steadfast glow throughout the night

Guiding souls lost in their fright

Hope’s whisper wakes from the dream


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Through thunder that trembles the shore

It guards with each shimmering chore

Waves crash and winds wail

Yet hearts find their trail

A port where you are not ignored


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Let this lighthouse proclaim evermore

From storm's wild embrace you'll restore

For even in fear

The light will appear

Home waits beyond each troubled shore.


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A lighthouse stands tall, brave and bright

Guiding lost souls through the night

With its beacon in hand

It guides you to land

You'll be safe following this light


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In storms that roar with fierce might

Hope flickers like stars taking flight

As waves crash around

And fears do abound

The lighthouse brings safety at night



To see over 20 more lighthouse paintings you can visit the album at this link.




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