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7/26/2026 for Light A Pensee Poetry Contest for Nette Onclaud 

Candlelight

candle
flickering light
illuminating refuge
under bleak blanket of darkness - 
another century
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Dietrich Avatar
July 28, 2026 at 11:40 PM
A very interesting ending there. So deep
Crandall Avatar
July 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Thanks Andrea - candles always make me think of another time!
Jones Avatar
July 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Nice write!
Crandall Avatar
July 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Thanks, Karen!
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