Wax runs down the bottle,
the flame sways,
the glow on the wall flickers —
we've turned off all the lights,
no electricity except for that
which sparks in our hearts
between you and me —
it's a happy ritual of simplicity
that we're taking up in the night,
eating our meals by candlelight,
choosing something simple
yet it feels so special —
the ways we converse
and the ways we just look
at one another —
"Imagine doing this
once a week with
our children in ten years" —
that something special
about turning off the lights,
that something special
about a meal, just you
and those you love,
illuminated by only
fire upon a wick —
the crickets' song in the night,
we get ready for bed,
cheerful with delight,
and I think it's becoming
a part of life,
those meals by candlelight.
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