Flicker of the candle long ago <br />When he first caught my eye <br />One look across the smoky room <br />The attraction so hard to defy <br /> <br />Our spark turned into friendship <br />An earning of the trust <br />Lost in love's illusion <br />Before my world turned into dust <br /> <br />Time together passed too quickly <br />Our destiny not to be <br />For he was promised to another <br />And that's my tragedy <br /> <br />Flicker of the candle of first love <br />Extinguishing of the flame <br />Quiet reflections of yesteryear <br />Tradition was to blame<br /><br />Lynne Howard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/flicker-of-the-candle/
