I see a candle burning <br />It glows, its light is shining <br />It illuminates the room <br />It takes away darkness' gloom. <br /> <br />I see a candle burning <br />Its spark fills a dim place <br />It is warm, I feel its heat <br />My eyes I gaze as I sit. <br /> <br />Flickering on a gloomy day <br />Kindling...Shining...burning hay <br />We are the candle of life <br />Flickering amidst the strife. <br /> <br /> <br />I see a candle burning <br />I began to ponder <br />If the light stops glowing <br />Would one stop hoping? <br /> <br />Can a candle light up forever? <br />If the flicker of light dims, <br />Can a soul remember, <br />The good, the laughter and whims? <br /> <br />I see a candle burning <br />I hope you see it too <br />For it shines in me and you <br />I see a candle burning <br />A light not colored blue.<br /><br />Clifford Villaflores<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-candle-15/
