Ode To Candlelight

Awakened with a matchstick kiss,

You salute me with long reddish curves.

My eyes drawn to the 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.

And when you tire, you dim 

Into the colors of me.