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Death of a Candle (1) and (2)

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Death of a Candle (1)

Suicide

This is how

it decided to end it's life

Self-inflicted

Just gave up

 

It's spirit spiralling upwards

staying around in transparent etherial clouds

until disappearing

into the gloomy night

 

Death of a Candle (2)

Murdered

Killed in it's prime

Strangled between fingers

around it's blackened throat

 

A serial killer

He's done this many times before

Feels nothing in the fingers (tools of trade)

Doesn't care - on automatic

 

Candle's life ebbs away

 

It's spirit spirals upwards

hovering in transparent etherial clouds

finally disappearing

into the gloomy night

 

Don Matthews October 2017

 

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Don Matthews

Fri 25th May 2018 23:56

Thankyou Ghazala

<Deleted User> (16837)

Fri 25th May 2018 15:33

well written.....a candle burns to light up others life...slowly burns itself for others...great sacrifice too...❤

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Don Matthews

Fri 25th May 2018 12:20

Lazarus Candles. Nicely put. Apply a spark - arise up o candles. Perhaps 'suspended animation' not death ?

Thought I'd better post something to let you know I do have a serious side. We're not all plebs down here. Was it Hazel bemoaning the fact she didn't get a chuckle from a recent post of yours? As explained we do have serious hats needing to be worn from time to time. I shall endeavour to return to my comedic roots soon.

Screen to screen intellectual banter from 10,000 miles away... 'Aint technology great ?

<Deleted User> (18980)

Fri 25th May 2018 11:41

They're not really dead though are they Don? The saying 'you're a long time dead' doesn't really apply to candles.

I guess they're Lazarus Candles.

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