Tuesday, December 20, 2011

No Solitary Candle

Even first night,
Mennorah holds
no solitary candle.
Always the shemash,
glowing helper stands
a little appart.
Radiant shemash abides.
No candle melts alone.

14 comments:

  1. Very beautiful and timely poem, Victoria! And I like the concluding warm feeling that no candle melts alone.

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  2. This is lovely Victoria ..........

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  3. cool...you taught me a bit today...and i love that no candle melts alone...

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  4. Such a calm, quiet scene you describe. Such a timely piece, too.

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  5. Love this Victoria.....a beautiful truth!

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  6. Glad for that, how sad it would be to melt alone. nice poem

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  7. Beautiful poem, Victoria. I especially like that no candle melts alone.

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  8. I like the line too of no candle melting alone ~

    Happy Holidays to you ~

    http://everydayamazin.blogspot.com/2011/12/solitary-walk.html

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  9. all in this (melting) together. :)

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  10. Sorry I missed this one earlier. I love that no candle melts alone--very comforting poem somehow.

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  11. So nice to think of their always being light even if it's not where I would normally look for it.

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