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To Light a Candle (A Poem at Samhain 2024)

A candle made; to burn so bright

trembled in the wind,

did not know; if it was right

for flame; is ancient sin,

 

its waxy worth; spilt on floor

crying; when it bled,

wearing all its achy sores

wishing it was dead,

 

lo’ when the gale broke,

flickers; turned so still,

reflective thought; began to choke

to stoke; a hearty will,

 

thus; chose to keep ablaze;

until a snuffer comes,

sparkled true; in such dark days

surrounded by its crumbs,

 

painfully; it dwindled down

where silent tears did drain,

the heat on top; was hollow crown

hence; drowned in heavy rain,

 

then; a whisper; came from wick; to

resurrect some hope,

next; there came; a timely trick

which reignited cope,

 

autumn years; did gleam,

with less dark-talk emotion,

just a joyous little dream

not making a commotion,

 

so; when it does extinguish,

no questions; will it ask, it

simply will distinguish:

I am, a happy flash!