An ecru jar candle burns ~ <br />Vanilla fragrance fills the room <br />The flame flickers brightly <br />Banishing an oppressive gloom. <br /> <br />The gray-stone fireplace logs burn ~ <br />Warm heat wafts through the room; <br />The flames lap like tongues of fire <br />Banishing the cold and gloom. <br /> <br />With snow outside, warmth within ~ <br />The comfort and warmth of this room <br />Cause my grateful heart to burn with love <br />For my Lord Who banishes all gloom. <br /> <br />Contemplating the Lord's goodness <br />As I sit in my comfortable room <br />My spirit soars; the fire roars ~ <br />All is LIGHT ~ gone is the gloom.<br /><br />Carmela Patterson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/flame-11/
