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Dec 24, 2023
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The Wick
The Wick
Written by Kelly Ann Wilson
We are but a candle
With the wick already cut
We’re born and it starts burning
And that will be all the time we’ve got
At first it burns quite slowly
It’s so very fresh and new
As time goes by, we come to learn
The candle burned down as we grew
I think maybe all we can hope
As we go through our years
Is to bring some light and warmth
To the world
While we are here
Written December 3, 2023
© 2023 Kelly Ann Wilson
About This Poem
Last Few Words: Read my writer’s blog at https://kwilsonarts.wordpress.com
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Intensity: Please use care (this is a sensitive subject for me, do not critique harshly)
Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft
Comments
Candlewitch
1 year 6 months ago
Hello Kelly Ann Wilson,
Congratulations on your win!
*hugs, Cat
Leslie
1 year 6 months ago
Leslie
Wow, so soft and smooth. I loved this, great write!
Leslie
1 year 6 months ago
Leslie
Wow, so soft and smooth. I loved this, great write!
Alex Tanner
1 year 5 months ago
Hello Kelly
I enjoyed this piece and congratulations on your deserved win. It does seem to me to be a bit of a mix between free verse and rhymed. My own personal taste is for rhymed poetry. I would take some of the words out without detracting from the sense of the piece. Once again, congratulations. Alex
RTBeverly
1 year 5 months ago
Awesome
I loved how you brought the image of a candle burning and compared it life ticking by. Great imagery. Kelly for the win!