Candle of Love

I

Entangled in venomous numbness

Deathly chill gripped her poisoned veins

Charming hazel eyes that shone

Were now blinded by veil of eternal pain

Her glowing skin lost its angelic grace

She slept forever in death's embrace

Moments before she made a wish

To retrieve her nascent dreams

That seemed to fade into a hallucinating promise

"Let hues of my immortal love

Brighten up his lovelorn life"

Thus ended her fervent prayer

Thus ended the lament of a dying lover.

II

Far away athwart the island of bliss

Where virgin seas embraced the shores

Where the song of the little lark

Echoed across the lush foliage

Of myriad trees that spread

Athwart the enchanted vales

The celestial sheltered every soul

From siege of savage serpents

Every soul succumbed to nature's seduction.

III

A mundane moonless night

Clouds of gloom engulfed the sky

Devoid of a silver lining

He sat beside the window pane

Hues of happiness seemed to fade

Pendulum of life aimlessly swayed

Deserted by his shadow

Devoured by eternal darkness

Feeble fingers clasped the wrapped candle

And lit it in the midst of night

Eyes once blindfolded by bizarre darkness

Were now kissed by sacred light

In flickering candle light he sensed

Love that bloomed through several years

Embedded in molten wax

Were his beloved's frozen tears

Blissful warmth embraced his putrid soul

Lucid smile across his lips spread

Veil of darkness slowly moved

Somewhere smiled his lover dead

Caressed by breeze the fire flickered

Molten bits of wax on table lay

He gently picked up every bit

Her prayers were answered today

The candle slowly burnt to death

As every wish of hers came true

Content was her fading soul

All set to start a journey new

Now he witnessed dawn with flawless zest

Her soul in peace was laid to rest

Inspired by the candle-maker by karan aka kuchee koo of the Ah Poetry family:)