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Lighthouses and Laboratories
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Everyday
She ventures out
To Brant Point Lighthouse,
Dr. Grobstein brought her up to lighthouse keeping.
Here the storyteller’s problem is the sound;
There the sailor’s problem is the sea.
To see her, an officer ducks
Out on the deck.
Their alchemy
Is tertia non datur.
The third is not given for
Turning base metal into gold.
Her skin tans golden while waiting for him.
She is true, and he only likes true stories.
He learns that Wellington’s are good
For climbing rain slicked boulders,
Other details and facts.
Every night
He litters his room’s
Floor with facts about her.
The facts are chirping like crickets,
He has an infestation keeping him awake.
Heading to the toilet, he stubs his toe on a fact
He needs a toad. An anurian she would say,
A story to swallow legs and eyes
And all.