Romancing the Flame
A candle’s essence can,
only be seen at night
as light holds back
the dark in a sphere
of unknowing reflection.
Wavering shadows hide at the
flames edge; framed in the softness
of her glow; flickering like a fiery zephyr
rising in the evening fervor.
Bathing in her radiance
she draws us in, yet we
are not burned nor dissolve
in her embrace. She smolders,
her reasons masked in passion.
A final breath and the night
closes in on her warmth,
retreating genie-like
into the waxen core,
awaiting evenings next spark.
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