One
Candle
Come
close.
On
each table
In
every home
Stands
one candle
Once
white candle
In
pewter or brass,
A
simple stick.
Come
home.
Lit
for breakfast
Lit
at lunch, for dinner
In
the evening
For
coffee and cake
A
single flame
Lit
up the faces.
Come
close.
Stand
or sit
In
the circle of light
Listen
to the stories
Look
into the faces
Lit
by the flame
One
candle casts.
Come
again.
October 1, 1999
Victoria Harrison
En route from Norway to US
After meeting family the first time in 127 years.
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