'Neath Lookout Light

An Autumn night on Cape Lookout

The gallery of heaven lights the sky
Delicate, mysterious -
Luring awed intruders such as I.
A silent sentinel stands watch this night
As I lie down to sleep 'neath Lookout Light.

I hear a gentle symphony offshore
Rythmic, melodic --
Rehearsing like a million times before
Perfection long attained, each cadence right
And I am bathed in peace, 'neath Lookout Light.

A solitary sea oat bows and sways
Reverent, majestic --
Obedient to the east wind's fickle ways.
How warm, how intimate the night
As I embrace the world 'neath Lookout Light.

To sleep this night would waste the Master's treasure
Priceless, fragile --
A gift far greater than my heart can measure.
Can I enfold such splendor, such delight?
Must morning come so soon 'neath Lookout Light?

- Eloise Blair, October 20,1990

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