Beacons
If one fire burns atop the hill,
It means that ships are seen afar –
It means that those who wish us ill
Have maybe raised a windward spar.
A single fire ten miles away,
But faster than a horse can say.
If two lights flare upon the crest,
It means their ships are bearing-down –
So send the message from the West
To warn the King in London Town.
As two-by-two, along the chain,
Not stopped by fog or wind or rain.
If three pyres blaze-out from the heights,
It means their armies have made land –
So muster troops and ships and knights,
And march to where the flames were fanned.
Three bright brothers in the dark
To shout for help to save the spark.
Day 22 – Hero – #inktober #inktoberpoem #inktoberpoetry
