Ode To Candlelight

Awakened with a matchstick kiss,

You salute me with long reddish curves.

My eyes drawn to the cosmic golden wave,

Let me dance in the life of you.

Then I’ll sway, 

And wane as you wax.

Oh, fleeting friend, 

I watch you bend with my breath, 

Curtsy at arrival.

As dusk melts into the colors of you, 

You tell stories through the shadows.

When I tire, you dim 

Into colors of me.