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The candle
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The candle |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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It took a time, the longest time, for the candle to decide to make its last flicker but it went the way of all good men when the wick no longer upright can’t burn the flame, desire. The decision crept up slowly, sly, like all predators do when intent on killing the life force inherently in everyone. I watched the agony of death from a point above the feel like one who knows to not descend into another's misery yet I know with all my senses of this circumstance. So in this circumstance of life desire has come and gone and no wick can re-invent itself to stand again upright in another lump of wax ~ and yet, and yet, the wax is love and it remains still here today to tell the sorry tale. But of sorry tales they are old news and for my sins I bear the news of new horizons beyond death if one can forget the candle and the wick! Helen / 3 November 2008 |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
interesting write, great imagery, tightly woven |
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Janette
since 2001-07-20
Posts 2843Chicagoland for now |
"and no wick can re-invent itself to stand again upright in another lump of wax ~" Interesting write, these "new horizons" of a "candle and the wick." Great metaphors, I liked your analogy. Janette always seeking joy, adventure and romance and wishing you find the same |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
old wicks in new bodies of wax like new wine in old wineskins perhaps perhaps keep the faith as i know you do |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thanks Steaven, Janette, and Inkedgoddess. Yes, keep the faith seems a good thing to do. Helen |
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