Love lit a beacon in thine eyes,
And I out in the storm,
And lo! the night had taken wings;
I dream me safe and warm.
Love lit a beacon in thine eyes,
A wreckers light for me;
My heart is broken on the rocks;
I perish in the sea.
The Wreckage
Dora Sigerson Shorter
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