Candle Light

a candle is lit
it burns, flickers
it illuminates
it warms

shadows are given to things around it
covered by the light
given existence out of darkness

sometimes bright
sometimes dim
ever shortening
'til nothing is left

in an instant
it is blown out

Author's Note

thoughts?

Reviews

[...]

. beautifully written ...
. i agree entirely with flyingdreams ...
. you've done justice to the title ...

[flyingdreams]

Life of a candle is thankless..... you have captured the brevity and the unpredictable nature of it well.