Rain hammers the pine boards hard
Thunder shakes the Mason jar
I click on my silver eye
Watch the shadows multiply
I'm the steady beam on the porch
Guarding where the quiet sleeps
Storm can rage and wind can scorch
But I keep the vigil deep
Water pools on welcome mat
Drips tap out a steady chat
Battery hums a low refrain
Altos rise through wind and rain
Moths kamikaze on my lens
Wings leave dust like sweet incense
Wood groans deep in joist and beam
House holds fast to what it dreams
I'm the steady beam on the porch
Guarding where the quiet sleeps
Storm can rage and wind can scorch
But I keep the vigil deep
Power grid may flicker out
But I'm wired to a different route
Hand-crank heart and solar soul
Light the path to make you whole
Dawn bleeds gray through cloud seams
Rain retreats to down the stream
Porch boards dry in warming air
I click off without a prayer
I'm the steady beam on the porch
Guarding where the quiet sleeps
Storm can rage and wind can scorch
But I keep the vigil deep
Light rests on the pine boards now
Guardian sleeps till storm returns
