Published Works

Candles


Last night I watched the candle flames

Burn to the ends of their wicks

And I saw the melting wax

Forming puddles in their saucers

But before they burned themselves out

I watched the shadows the candles made

Playing tag on my walls

Chasing their dancing partners

Across the carpet on my floor

And while I watched the silhouettes

From the candles flirting with my own grey reflection

I thought of you beyond the shadows

And the memories of you kept me warm

Long after the flickering flames grew cold