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Dec 24, 2007
Doc Terminus
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Passamaquoddy Lights: A Christmas Miracle

As can be expected, all of us in Passamaquoddy have been busy celebrating the Holidays. Christmas parties a plenty have been celebrated, all culminating in tonights big gathering over at Ben Coopers. As always, we will all recount our own local miracle.. and as always, Ben Cooper will chase us off his property with an unloaded shotgun. For the few of you who have not put our finest hour to memory, here is the ode…
Twas the night before Christmas
in Cooper’s Lighthouse,
when a strong wind was blowing
and the candle did douse

With the beacon gone dark
and Ben Cooper asleep
bad news was coming
for a skipper out deep

He was returning for holiday
with his hold full of fishes.
But a dark rocky inlet
wasn’t one of his wishes…

Sea vessels in danger
is only part of the story.
Let’s look at a hot cat
down in a blaze of glory

Spontaneous combustion
is quite rare amongst cats
and in this case, convenient
as it chased lighthouse rats

The exploding, sad kitty
didn’t last through the night,
but it made quite a spark
that re-lit the doused light

The skipper at sea
saw the bright light and shouted.
He grabbed hold the turret
and the boat was re-routed

What could have been bad news
for the light keeper Cooper
delivered a Christmas miracle
(and a hold full of Grouper).

We celebrate this story
at the base of Cooper’s light.
Merry Christmas to all!
Enjoy your lobster tonight…

5 Responses

  • Lorien December 24, 2007 11:22 am

    Stop writing things that make hot chocolate come out of my nose!!!

  • biblioadonis aka George December 24, 2007 5:59 pm

    What a great holiday tradition! The re-telling of the Passamaquoddy Lights always makes me feel warm in special places.

  • Jeff W. December 25, 2007 3:09 am

    Merry Christmas Passamaquoddy may you have dreams of sugar plums dancing in your heads.

  • Anonymous December 25, 2007 3:41 am

    Merry Christmas, Doc!

    LD

  • brownsabina May 13, 2009 7:32 am

    I wish one day I can own such a popular blog as yours.