By jackryhme
Date: 2001 Oct 02
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evening candle

tis night and the evening candle burns
slow to a molten remnant of sluggish remains
with a flame sobbing its light
quieter and quieter till naught but glow tis left
fingers sore from written lines
as darkness closes with the night
head held up from force of will
for sleep to come and with it rest
submerged in images of closer times
time to close this pain of day
for sleep will come, come what may
with it dreams of yesterday
to heal this part that day does claim