A fanciful poem on how the tears of many whales kept a light shining, it started out as a lesson in managing hazards and listening effectively. Light houses are there to protect people from harm.

Just imagine there’s an island in the Atlantic sea,Where a light house stands neglected, Upon a shore reefed below by jagged rocks for a mile or so. though the darkness would hide it from passers by, The light shines forth and no one knows why. A visitor came to the island one day, He hoped to find a clue to the mystery,There he found a little old man bucket in hand,many whales sat weeping round, Curiously the visitor asked ,Why does the light shine so bright , When there’s no machinery in sight,And all around is dark as night? Why do those whales sit and weep as if their hearts would break?  The old man with a tilt of his head,And an odd grin replied,A whale was stranded on yonder shore, And with God’s help I freed it from its plight, At that time God also gave me the gift to understand what the whale was saying, The whale and I came to an agreement then and there. I would listen to his tale of woe and he and his kind would make the light house glow, Now many’s the whale that passes, And all have woeful tales to unfold. As you might know a parent often tells their wailing child to stop blubbering, So just think of all the blubber these wailing whales provide, My part is to listen to each story, And take the blubber to fill the light house’s boiler, In this way we help each other, The whales go on their way relieved of all their woes. I get to have their company, And to keep shipping from coming to grief on the Reef, No whales are harmed in the process, And no one  has come to grief on the reef in a very long time. The visitor went away still confounded  by the phenomenon around him. 

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  • Christine Ramsay on Mar 11, 2010

    A very enjoyable post. There seems to be a moral to that story.

    Christine

  • shivaleen on Mar 11, 2010

    Intresting piece and nice pics

  • CA Johnson on Mar 19, 2010

    I really enjoyed this.

  • Hettie on Mar 29, 2010

    Thank you, I think there is a moral too, Christine, maybe killing is not the only way to solve a problem, team work can often overcome difficulties are two I can think of. Hettie

  • athena goodlight on Jun 19, 2010

    It’s a beautiful story. It can be made into a children’s book. :)

  • Hettie on Jun 30, 2010

    Thank you Athena I hope to sort out all the stories I wrote so that they can be read by others who dont go on the net. Hettie

  • Hettie on Aug 24, 2010

    Whales need light houses too they often get stranded on our coast line. Just last week some had to be helped back out to sea. Hettie

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