Tuesday, December 20, 2016

The Twelve Days of Lighthouse Christmas





©Elinor DeWire



SING IT!!!!!



On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                A Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.






On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
           Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.


On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
               Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.







On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                  Four groaning foghorns
    Three French lenses
              Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.





On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                    Five golden vent-balls!
             Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.






On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                   Six geese on the railing
           Five golden vent-balls!
            Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.






On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                 Seven boats a-rowing
                    Six geese on the railing
            Five golden vent-balls!
             Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.





On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                         Eight bulls-eyes a-flashing
                 Seven boats a-rowing
                    Six geese on the railing
           Five golden vent-balls!
            Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.





On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                         Nine lady-keepers dancing
                 Eight bulls-eyes a-flashing
                 Seven boats a-rowing
                    Six geese on the railing
            Five golden vent-balls!
             Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.





On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave me to me
                 Ten refracting prisms
                          Nine lady-keepers dancing
                  Eight bulls-eyes a-flashing
                  Seven boats a-rowing
                     Six geese on the railing
             Five golden vent-balls!
              Four groaning foghorns
       Three French lenses
                 Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.





On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                  Eleven nice inspectors
                Ten refracting prisms
                         Nine lady-keepers dancing
                 Eight bulls-eyes a-flashing
                 Seven boats a-rowing
                    Six geese on the railing
           Five golden vent-balls!
            Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.





On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
                       Twelve life-saving medals
                  Eleven nice inspectors
                Ten refracting prisms
                         Nine lady-keepers dancing
                 Eight bulls-eyes a-flashing
                 Seven boats a-rowing
                    Six geese on the railing
            Five golden vent-balls!
             Four groaning foghorns
      Three French lenses
                Two oil cans of brass
                And a Partridge Island Lighthouse figurine.




Image Credits
Pinterest
Kenosha News
1stDibs.com
Lighthouse Preservation Society
Old World Distributors, Inc.
Stanford.edu
Bruce Robie
De-Zuid-Afrikaan
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Geni.com



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