A light green candle burns with a gentle flame but is quickly moving down on the giver
The flames burn it at the edges and lead it to look like melting lava
The flame burns higher on the green scene
It is pointed upwards with startling clarity and towards one direction
Like a tree, it is continually growing upwards and accomplishing new goals
It will live much longer than the other candle
The flame is turning its giver black
A pool of liquid is forming of dark green while the rest of the land is filled with light
The flame's giver is now turning black
It eats at its giver with precision
The blue of the flame is below consuming all the life that is left
It reminds me of a Christmas tree with its smell
The light is filling up the candle with a radiance that mirrors the sun reaching a high point during the middle of the day
Like the sun it is powerful
It gives life to the land but it can also destroy it
The outer rim of the candle is now pure white
The candle had once been old and shelved away without much consideration or thought but once someone gave life to it, it now comes to life
It is as good as any candle, just as sturdy and equally as beautiful once one gives enough consideration to light it
The pool grows deeper, thicker and is now a dark green
It reminds me of a cemetery in the middle of the forest covered in vine
Very spooky and altogether hauntingly beautiful but also just as deadly as death
The light is burning brightly now
The flame is now higher
Can it move anywhere else?
There is not much left of its giver and the pool below it is turning both dark and menacing
There cannot be both light and dark forever
Eventually, the light will give out and the darkness will fade over time
For now, they struggle to each maintain their autonomy in the world of the green candle
What does Green mean to me?
It's freshness
New ideas
The ancient lore of the Druids and the Celtics
A snowy night in the middle of December waiting for Santa to come
Castles and ballets
The life of the wealthy and powerful but also the life of the poor and meek who huddled under animal skins and set off in ships to battle the raging seas
However, there are different shades of Green
Darker Green is more mysterious
It relates a witch trapped in a cottage in the middle of the woods who reaches into the spirit world for the knowledge that has been forbidden to ordinary humans afraid of the spirits she may encounter but dedicated to the discovery of the truth
Merlin himself believed that one must master both light and darkness to be one with the truth
The flame flickers violently
The pool is sweeping and growing
What lays at the bottom of its lake?
A sea monster?
All around is the Light Green
The dance
Life continuing on between countries, people, animals, and nature
The glass cylinder around shows that even this world has limitations
The world is part of a larger world part of infinitely larger worlds
The dance of life continues on
Like the other candle, it will die
This is just the cycle of life
The way of the universe
For now, it is alive
Even amidst the darkness, the light, the in-between, the glass limitations from the outer world, the burning giver and the pure white who strive to remain untouched from it all
YOU ARE READING
Somewhere
PoetryOriginal poetry collection on love and heartbreak. Maybe love will work out for all of us someday. Or maybe some loves are only for a season.
