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Candle In The Night
by Terry D. Robertson

Friday, December 05, 2008
Rated "PG" by the Author.
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Another ode from my youth from the Library of Congress Collection


You want

You need

You feel

All the desires apparent in me

And you say that you care

But I just want you to see

That love is only real

When it is shared

And it is not that I don’t care

You must feel disappointed

Being forced on the other side

Waiting for reciprocation

Until your needs are satisfied

So don’t blow out your only candle

Darkness tends to dim the soul

Just let the flame flicker through the night

Until you have gained control

And if you had stopped, you'd know

I’m just like that candle in the night

On an empty table

In an empty room

Attempting to extend my light

But overshadowed by the moon

Terry D. Robertson

(C) 1988 Terry D. Robertson

 

 

 

 

 

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Reviewed by Connie Faust 12/29/2008
Terry, I can't say I understand this whole poem, but it is very interesting. It seems to me that both parties are grasping for love, but just missing the connection from the other. I like a thought-provoking write, and this fills the bill.
Connie
p.s. the gambler wouldn't be on the "lamb" but on the "lam" and of course thats slang, so I don't think you'd find it in the dictionary. Truthfully, I've never been on the lam or on a lamb, which makes me a non-authority. : )
Reviewed by Linda Torrence (Reader) 12/28/2008
Terry,
Another good poem about the love that we all need, but is sometimes gone so quickly with no reason and we are all left to wonder what went wrong? Like I've said before, you are very good at taking life and the things that it brings us and wrapping it up, very neatly, with great meaning into a poem. I hope that life brings to you, what you are searching for.
Linda T.
Reviewed by Mary Lacey, Desertrat 12/20/2008
Terry,

Such a wonderful write about a strong yearning for love.

Mary
Reviewed by Karen Palumbo 12/5/2008
Such a sweet write filled with so many emotions of longing...

Be always safe,
Karen
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