Sunday, 8 August 2021

Candle Life


Another candle was lit

to blow away,

a segment of time

with memories overlapping

dreams in wakeful measures

searching for the hours

that could not raise their neck.

 

I stood staring at the

golden flame though flickering

yet shines its brightness

standing firm against the wind.

 

Some candles are lit in the Church

some become the placard

of a peace march, some

kill darkness, some take

the pride of being lit on a

lovers dinner table and especially

dazzles on the birthday cake

of an eternal virgin.

 

 

I  too shed pearly drops,  burn

melt, changing my shape

don't know for whom,

but the flames speak of

my love and sacrifice.

The fire in me purifies

my inner urges, keep me

strong and brave to burn again

to glow consuming darkness.

 

Sabita Sahu

 

 

 

 

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