Candles Poems - Poems about Candles

Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about birds, flowers, candles, life, death. Naptime! But my drowsiness is nixed by busybody warblers. —Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch Carolers: the sparrows smile at their warbling. —Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch Giving thanks to the flowers for brightening my visit: farewell. —Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch Melancholy nub! The bamboo bud’s sad end. —Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael...

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Mother: a wax crayon candle in a starless room You have many layers, like an onion And you're coloured, but not green So a wax-crayon candle is favoured here. Much more poetic. Although I bathe in the dark You sit in my corner Flickering ...

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We bide our time upon the cusp Twixt what may be and surely must From evenings hush till morning hours Begging chase through moon lit bowers Where gleans the will in blissful trance And leads the way in halting dance To just beyond what grasp may reach Where barely recalled memories teach Tween what is now and might have been To tease the eye...

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HOLY CANDLES Candle flames waving, symbolic light, reflecting blooming peace and love:-...

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{For 5x5x3 Poetry Contest Sponsor : Miranda Hawley Date submitted: 20/4/25} ARTIST They shone daring green avocado in dark adverse period swearing guilt ridden heart vanquished free sacral scrubbed pink and ready plumed serpent in magnificent bloom with candles God watched supreme from blue misty mountain clean knowing Artist was not insane two green irises unusually plain pierced her luminous spine divine naked Eve...

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air I yellow ...

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The house on the corner with the white swing Candles, wine and dreams The darkness that loneliness brings To forgotten mountains You no longer recall any of it We once wrote letters to strangers Pretending they were our friends But now we leave the candle unlit Because somehow it no longer matters I'll be leaving soon Too quickly to fit in a goodbye You'll be angry...

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Today I’m grateful for the light I hold in my hand when the darkness of the world becomes increasingly hard to handle Because as St. Francis of Assisi said: All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle’...

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Rose scented candles burning softly through the night aurora rays of holy fanning, beauteous returns Emerald dreams give birth to dessert moon's ignite if life unfolds before you, meditate, discern ... Ethereal reveries of flowers flushed in gold pick a petal, sing a song, dance to hearts delight Heaven waits for angels just...

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We light our candles every night And then we place a bet On which will be the last to fade; We’ve not forgotten yet. This game goes back to childhood When my brothers made their picks. Then when I became a mother, My two kids were in the mix. Today, it’s just my husband And myself who get to choose, Yet we pay real close...

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Orange is the color of leaves as they fall during fall Orange is the color of autumn. Orange is the color of pumpkins on a cool night. Orange is the taste of orange chicken at the chinese buffet. Orange is the sound of pumpkin spice candles being sparked. Orange is the sound of the loran on...

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In the bookstore we usually wait until after Thanksgiving to put up our Christmas decorations (Thanksgiving being a holiday we don’t want to forget). but this year we decided to decorate early…figuring we need all the Christmas we can get. Which means our decorations are up…and two of them are specifically worth noting… Buddy, our elf is hidden on...

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A flame flickers, toying and teasing some jazz in the background. Like stealth on tiptoe, the darkness settles in as the tables await couples. Night descends upon come-hither invitations and your future awaits. Submitted on September 16, 2024...

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Light Some Stripey Candles Light some stripey candles, Brew a chocolate hot. Dress in a festive sweater, Sit in a cosy spot. Watch the fire glowing, Count gifts around the pine. Admire the sparking baubles, Take sips of dark mulled wine. Put on your favourite carols, Relax as music flows. Enjoy the calm warmth spreading, Forget your daily woes. Enjoy a sense of drifting, Eyes closed and thoughts sublime. Let...

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rise above oh bride abide in arms of love--and trinity of light. ...

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