The Candle

The candle only burns on one end.  It all depends on which way the wind bends.

The story never ends.  You must listen carefully for whispers they’ll send.

In the dark, they’re a long-lost friend.  Earthly treasures you hoard, others will spend.

Do not on plastic & machine depend.  You only have one spirit, you cannot resend.

Today it seems so many want to unfriend.  They can’t, for the sake of love, comprehend.

It’s not the voice of separation to send, but rather for our hearts together to blend.

So, if we burn the candle at both ends, its life-giving light will be hard to defend.

Its life cut too short my friend, use the candle sparingly & it will shine until darkness’s end.

Gospel of Luke 7: 39-49.  Proverbs 20:27 AMEN