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Crumbling of The Lighthouse of Alexandria

March 17, 2016
By 7browns SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
7browns SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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Named after Alexander the Great,
the Lighthouse of Alexandria
Cost 800 talents...
Constructed with limestone blocks;
preparation, powerful, proud.
Guiding sailors to the port.

Shaking...   Swaying...     Earth moving...
Trembling...   Crashing waves...   Debrey drifting in the Nile.

EARTHQUAKE
Parts of the lighthouse;
Floating…  
        Sinking…
          Drifting away...
Soon only feet of the lighthouse remain.
No longer guiding sailors to the port.



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