I kept returning
Family, Kid, Single Guy, and Couple
Friendly
The pilgrimage began across the Causeway
First to the home my uncles built
Then to the Lighthouse
Then to the Southern End
Watched my first sunrise there as a teenager
Bottle of wine, 12 string guitar and my first girlfriend
Ran there after stressful times
Comprehensive final exams
Trying to cope with a suicide in the hotel I worked in
Watching the sunrise again the day I put out a torch
I had carried for someone on her wedding day
The frustration with a hopeless project car
Beach fire in December
And the best father-son talk I ever had
with only a beagle as spectator
I kept returning
Sunrise again
This time saying goodbye to an uncle who died suddenly
Bringing friends, lovers, and kindred spirits
Stop on a cross country motorcycle ride
My wife's heartfelt laughter as she was felled by a wave
and many other countless memories
217 spiral steps, Country Kettle fudge, Crust and crumb bakery
Ron Jon's Original Surf Shop and Andy's By the Light
Yet I kept returning
I have no vacation home there
No ties that can be seen on paper or pen
yet something binds me there
Even breaking my middle aged heart in the wake of the storm
I keep returning
"I keep Returning" 10/31/12 StarfireIV
Good evening, StarfireIV.
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us.
Wishing you a wonderful evening and a delightful November.