Magical Candles
Winter descend upon the metropolis
"The Festival of Lights"
will arrive shortly
eight days which
celebrate the winter solstice
and the victory of a people
over their opressor
An unlikely victory
whose legacy remains with us today
Watching the candles burn
One is transported to a place
Where hopes do not die
This will be a Hanukkah to remember
Hundreds of years after the events
We recall how the oil burned
for eight nights
instead of one
A living expression of faith
and a victory which belongs
to the ages
Copyright © Matthew Anish | Year Posted 2012
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