Sotto Poet Poet Rhyme

Candle's Soft Glow

Written: November 22, 2025, for contest sponsored by Julianne Williams

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Part I — What I Like  

I wander fields where musings grow,  
odd blooms of words in gentle flow.  
A peculiar delight rises quietly near.  
 While silently leaning toward my ear.  
 Hope hums, a gentle spark on earth. 
 Appears in a glow, a divine gift's birth. 
 A rustle in birth, a stillness of time.
 Drifting over endless halls, sublime.
 Is the melody adequate for our voice?
 A rendition of sadness or of choice?

 Part II — What I Dislike or Regret  

Vestiges linger, bound with my deeds,  
aged echoes break among the reeds.  
I mourn the hours in fruitless trade,  
where silence deepens, shadows fade.  
I turn from mirrors that show my core,  
not who I am, but what’s in store.  
Myriad selves, yet incomplete and intime.
Ashes are dispersed across distant time.

Part III — What I Hope Awaits  

I scan horizons, celestial, wide,  
nirvana spreads to embrace my stride.  
A future woven with threads of grit,  
kindness, and fire interlacing it.  
I wrest a path where woe decays,  
and love rekindles its crucial blaze.  
A candle ignites the endless night,  
its gentle flame births dream and light.  
Shadows dance in radiant streams,  
illuminating eternal dreams. 

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Hilda Greenhough November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM I enjoy your poem of self reflection. It seems to reflect the stages of life. The questions would be interesting for readers to ask themselves. Good luck with the contest.

Valsa George November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM "A candle ignites the endless night, its gentle flame births dream and light." I love the third part most. Dear Lasaad, you are a glowing candle. Though there may be adverse winds occasionally, nothing can extinguish your flame as a poet and as you say in the first part, you can rejoice, as blooms of words keep gently unfolding. Beautiful poem and hope to see it in the top winners list.

Karen Jones November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM Enjoyed your word wizzardry and the careful consideration you give to your phrases. The first part drew me in and was my favorite because you appreciate YOU or that’s the impression I get! This is clever and creative, methodically engaging and melodic as well. You’re sure to do well in the contest dear Sotto!

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM Wow impressive rhyming poem well rhymed . The imagery is admirable. Kudos! ????°°?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<< Plz also read and comment on my newest poem

Miranda Hawley November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM I like this poem. Your last lines are hopeful, and that is excellent.

sara Etgen-Baker November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM wow, just fabulous....beautiful at every turn...filled with intospection and hope. Best wishes with this contest entry, Texas, hugs, Sara