Family ties cover such long distances. (Dec 9, 1998).

To Grandaddy Cecil

A beacon
   from a distant shoreline
   to a silly sailor of the seas
   a merry message of warmth,
   safety, home.

   a merry message
      to a foolish heart
      to one filled with the wanderlust
      to one safely at home

   a merry message
      if the stoney shores are smashing
      if the callous wind is crashing
      if there is no safety except home

   through both the calm and calamity
   the wayward wanderer
   remembers a merry message
   a beacon
      from home

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