Candles

I lit a thousand candles

Placed them neatly on the mantle

Each one was a dream I had about you.

A stroll through a graveyard

Notes scrolled on a prayer card

The deep-buried treasure I had to pursue.

Conversations over ice cream

Each led to a daydream

I was tap-dancing in my tennis shoes

Each moment was a flicker

Heartbeat getting quicker

Light of the candle only grew

And each flame blew out

And I’m now without

I lit a hundred candles

Placed them neatly on the mantle

Each one was a dream I had about you.

The crisp mountain air

It was almost unfair

How all of the signs seemed to point me to you.

You had such a history

Enveloped in such mystery

Everything was working until out of the blue

I got your letter

You found someone better

I was the detective without any clue

I lit a few candles

Placed them neatly on the mantle

Each one was a dream I had about you.

The charred inner bricks

The stained glass crucifix

The columns of light shining through

Here’s a bell that won’t ring

Here’s a heart that won’t sing

The dream that was real but never came true

I lit just one candle

Placed it neatly on the mantle

It was a dream I had about you…