(With thanks to Peter Yarrow)
We once had the Torch of Liberty,
the Votives of Memorials and Dedication,
the Candles of Sabbath;
the Moon, the stars, and the Sun.
the Votives of Memorials and Dedication,
the Candles of Sabbath;
the Moon, the stars, and the Sun.
We lit the brightly coloured birthday candles of childhood,
the tapers and menorah candles of holidays
as well as the flickering brightness celebrating old age;
lanterns in backyard tents
and flashlights for reading under the bedsheets.
the tapers and menorah candles of holidays
as well as the flickering brightness celebrating old age;
lanterns in backyard tents
and flashlights for reading under the bedsheets.
Once there were fireworks celebrations
instead of the flash of gunfire, and Tiki Torches on our streets.
instead of the flash of gunfire, and Tiki Torches on our streets.
Once we fought to keep the Candles of Life lit in the ‘Winds of Change’;
we had lightness in our hearts,
but our light and life-force have both dimmed.
we had lightness in our hearts,
but our light and life-force have both dimmed.
Sometime in the recent past, Life flipped the switch,
and the Light is guttering out.
and the Light is guttering out.
Ronda R. Scott-Marak
© 21 August 2017
© 21 August 2017
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