The Light At Killantringan Poem by jim hogg

The mouth of the harbour here quietly kissed
blue waves that waltzed from Kilkeel home to us
The springtime sun faded to 'love's old sweet song'
and the light at Killantringan came on

But your fingertips on my lips couldn't still
the secret fears of a working class kid
That you were too good was my very first thought
as the light at Killantringan shone on

The beams from the lighthouse turned through the night
lighting the perils hidden from sight

And we were the summer that never would fade
our love like the doeskin bound for the blade
You turned seventeen and I turned from your heart
with Killantringan light lost in the dark

The autumn was passing, and snow would soon fall
Time didn't fix us, and it just kept on
Then, tears on your letter, we fell once again
as Killantringan light shone through the rain

The beams from the lighthouse turned through the night
lighting the perils hidden from sight

And now looking back love, it all seems so plain
but I couldn't find a way to explain
The simplest of words wouldn't ever fly free
as Killantringan light searched o'er the sea

And down on his knees in the Queen Marg'ret Hall
underneath your photograph on the wall
A guy who still saw what he saw in your eyes
when Killantringan light scanned the night skies

The beams from the lighthouse turned through the night
Lighting the pearls there in plain sight


05 10 07