“Lighthouse Bay” by Brendan James ’14
This poem was written by Michelle Lee ’18 as an Emily Dickinson emulation for Ms. Acquadro’s English class. The photograph was taken by alum Brendan James ’14 during his semester at the Island School in Eleuthera, the Bahamas.
“888”an Emily Dickinson Clone Poem
At Dawn, I like to see the curls and ribbons,
Of ocean sapphire waves-
And with each descending Crash,
I give a warm smile.
The grainy sun kissed sand-
Ruby shovels and lemon buckets,
Children squeal in harmonic cries-
Kingdoms and Castles rise.
Dripping sorbet and sherbet
Plunge from laughing lips,
And joy ripples and rings-
Like water tossed from Stone.
But at Moonlight,
When the silvery night hides the Bay-
A sweet silence of pure serenity sounds,
Where only He knows the fate of tomorrow.