THE LIFE OF A CANDLE

A take two on my enjoyment being entranced by a candle burning all alone in the dark before I combined the two. i prefer them separate I think.

The life of a candle

Burning so bright

Giving aid to those

From that wick of light.

Dancing so gently

Its softness swirls

To currents of air,

Its fragility exposed.

Playing with darkness

Flickering in the night

In an ocean of blackness

A small taper of light.

Reviews

[alf]

Hi Andrew. The recurrent feeling I got from this was mellow. I was in the chair, watching the flame and feeling so relaxed, mesmerized by the sight, mind surrendered to all but that sight and mellow waftings of thought in the mind. Almost like the aftereffects of a puff or two . . . So loved the drift of this, alf