Ritual of Candle Lighting: Joys and Sorrows

November 5, 2023

Lining up in silence while the music plays

Holding the taper to the small candle in the sand

Silent with joy or sorrow, intent on the job and the moment

All woven fine

And the tiny flame catches and glows

And the candle passes down the ranks of the waiting

To the old

To the young

To men

To women

To those of no gender at all

To white, to black, to colors in between

From hand to waiting hand

Sometimes with a smile

Sometimes somberly

But the flame passes

From hand to hand


Kristin Moyer

3 thoughts on “Ritual of Candle Lighting: Joys and Sorrows

  1. Gloria Lau

    So good to see your recent postings. Glad to hear about your adventures in Sweden. Where are you now? Your friends missed you at OakMarr.
    After teaching more than 10 of Aquatics exercises, I finally did the unthinkable. I slipped and fell ringette into the water. Nothing broken nor scraped. Thank God. Ended up with a swollen right ankle.

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