Nine keepers and their families lived there
no electricity, 
no plumbing
no neighbors
no road in or out.
White painted bricks,

better to see in the day,
78 black iron steps lead up
Spiraled around like a nautilus.
Once a Fresnel lens, now an LED beacon.
Form lost in favor of function. 
Three seconds on, three seconds off,
better to see in the night
They say it shines 
halfway to Canada.