Life is Like a Candle

Life is Like a Candle

A Story by Onlyme

Life is like a candle
You can light it and just
let it eventually fizzle
out by doing nothing.

Or else you could nurture
it and make it glow brighter
and last longer. By looking after
it and valuing the candlelight more.
And not by not wasting it. So easily.

But be wise. Do not burn your
Candle at both ends. "winks"

© 2018 Onlyme


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So simple yet so true and so wise

Posted 5 Years Ago


Totally get that crash and burn theory Dee! Been there, done that, got a tshirt for it!

Posted 5 Years Ago


I love the way you use the extended metaphor of a candle to make your point about bigger life issues. I am the kind of pyromaniac that stokes my fire constantly to keep it nicely flared up (woodstove is my only heat in winter). I never noticed this, but the way we stoke a fire could be an indicator about how we approach life in general! I see the correlation! Nicely thought-provoking & your final couplet is a surprise sidetrip (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

Posted 5 Years Ago



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Added on June 22, 2018
Last Updated on June 22, 2018
Tags: candle, value, worth, enjoyment

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Onlyme

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