The Candle

The Candle

A candle's but a simple thing,

it starts with just a bit of string.

Yet dipped and dipped with patient hand,

it gathers wax upon the strand

until, complete and snowy white,

it gives at last a lovely light.

Life is so like that bit of string,

each deed we do a simple thing,

yet day by day if on life's strand

we work with patient heart and hand

it gathers joy, makes dark days bright,

and gives at last a lovely light.

~Clara B. Thurston

A candle is a beautiful thing in the midst of winter.
It touches my soul and I smile.
It warms a dreary night.
Take care, dear friends.
Savor the little flickers of light in the darkness.
I have hope that the sun will come again
and brighten our days.
For now just embrace the light wherever you can find it.