Candles [Free Verse]

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Ancient cathedral: 
   pews & altar
     long gone.
 Cold air creeps 
   through cracks
      to flicker candles,
 Candles lit for
   those long dead —
      though long remembered —
      on a cold, winter day.

4 thoughts on “Candles [Free Verse]”

  2. I like the way this poem moves down through the stanzas, almost like descending a rickety spiral staircase or mirroring weaving through the pews it describes. You did an excellent job of creating a piece that reflects the image it was based on without leaning into trope or cliche.

    Through its vividness, I was able to picture the scene without the photo (I didn’t even notice there was one at first)!

    Wonderful work 🙂

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