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.
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14 comments:

  1. MaryDecember 21, 2011 at 4:30 AM

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

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  2. HelenDecember 21, 2011 at 9:34 AM

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

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  3. Laurie KolpDecember 21, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Very nice!

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  4. Brian MillerDecember 21, 2011 at 12:35 PM

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

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  5. Judy RoneyDecember 21, 2011 at 1:49 PM

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

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  6. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryDecember 21, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    powerful.

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  7. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallDecember 21, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    so true, well penned.

    :)

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  8. Carrie Van HornDecember 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM

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

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  9. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM

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

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  10. LynneDecember 23, 2011 at 12:09 AM

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

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  11. GraceDecember 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    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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  12. MargaretDecember 27, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    all in this (melting) together. :)

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  13. PeggyDecember 30, 2011 at 2:17 PM

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

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  14. Judy RoneyJanuary 8, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    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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