The Lighthouse
What is a lighthouse? Just a solitary light, glowing forth midst the tempestuous sea. Its bright flare reaches far out to the sea, when wind and gale wreck the frail boat.
And ashore come the shipwrecked, joyful that the peril is over; there joy endures for a few days and merriment and shouts of gladness rejoice.
And when the horizon has cleared up, the guests make anew for the sea—and the lighthouse remains on its desert soil, a lonesome and secluded nest.
One does not want to be thus, to be lonesome so much, poor at heart and rich in appearance—one wants to step out in the very midst of the tempest, and hope and suffer there with all alike.
What is a lighthouse? Just a lonesome light, though all the seafaring people long for it. When boats are craftily sailing the sea, its gorgeous blaze is sadly yearning in its desert.
And ashore come the shipwrecked, joyful that the peril is over; there joy endures for a few days and merriment and shouts of gladness rejoice.
And when the horizon has cleared up, the guests make anew for the sea—and the lighthouse remains on its desert soil, a lonesome and secluded nest.
One does not want to be thus, to be lonesome so much, poor at heart and rich in appearance—one wants to step out in the very midst of the tempest, and hope and suffer there with all alike.
What is a lighthouse? Just a lonesome light, though all the seafaring people long for it. When boats are craftily sailing the sea, its gorgeous blaze is sadly yearning in its desert.
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