Graceless Lady
Graceless lady
you know who I am
You know I can’t let you
just slide through my hands
And wild horses couldn’t drag me away.
I watched you suffer
a dull aching pain
and now you’ve decided
to show me the same.
–Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Wish You Were Here
How I wish, how I wish you were here,
We’re just two lost souls
swimming in a fish bowl
year after year
Running over the same old ground
what have we found?
the same old fears
Wish you were here.
–David Gilmour, Roger Waters
Dry Tortugas Light
Three miles to the west of Fort Jefferson stands the Dry Tortugas Light, a lighthouse first built in 1825 and still in operation. Think of all the hurricanes this lighthouse has seen over almost 200 years. The isolation, loneliness, and harsh but beautiful environment of this structure really captures my imagination. It’s night time as I write this post, and out way way out there in the sea right now this lonely lighthouse shines it light performing its duty, but very few if any human eyes are there to see.
Amenities
Even though Fort Jefferson is very remote, it’s still a National Park which offers camping, a beach, and a picnic area. Just don’t plan to drive the Winnebago there.
