About Candles Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

About Candles (Senryu)
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Burnt out candle
But the wicker still flickers
The night is endless.
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Perfumed boudoir
She sees the candle’s flame
Dreams re-remembered.
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Amongst lit candles
She waits for her lover
Dinner has gone cold.
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He reads by candlelight
Didn’t pay the electric bill
No TV tonight.
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Snowy winter night
Warms her hands over candlelight
Hardship lacks romance.
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