“There is a deep need
in the world just now
for guidance—
almost any sort
of spiritual guidance.”
— Carl Jung
bright beacon of light
lights stony shapes of darkness
sheltering guidance
*. *. *
Standing 65’ tall at the mouth of the Connecticut River, the octagonal Lynde Point Lighthouse guides navigators into Saybrook Harbor with its fog bell and its 14-mile-range Fresnel Light • Acrylics painting and “Guidance” haiku by Mary O’Connor
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Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 