Of Men and Candles

All men are candles,Burning on some altar.Some disappear into nothingness,Before worldly idols,Unable to sustain their sparkBeyond the veil,Into eternity. Others light the heavensAs they are Christ consumedOn the altar of Love,Merging imperceptibly,Creature with Creator. When my wax is spent,I pray I am not distractedBy my sin.When I meltInto the arms of God,May it be that … Continue reading →

Remembering – The Fallen

For the Fallen In rememberance: Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21 September 1914. With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,England mourns for her dead across the sea.Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and … Continue reading →