Frank E Gibbard Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Don't be frightened at my sight My intent was never to affright Born to brighten up your night I live to share my mellow light In this hollow for your delight To glow for just a brief respite My life shall meet its certain ends Drip slowly as my wick descends Droop as flame and time expires At Halloween this candle retires I'll gutter till my very being rends Illuminate until final shining ends The cards' kismet to me are dealt As fate is met my heart will melt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Frank, Glad to listen to your music again, the rhyme, the rhythm and the lovely pumpkin. It's a timely, occasional poem. We'll have it here tonight. Enjoyed the read. Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 The pumpkin candle is ... friendly: Frank E Gibbard wrote: Don’t be frightened at my sight My intent was never to affright generous: Frank E Gibbard wrote: Born to brighten up your night I live to share my mellow light stoical: Frank E Gibbard wrote: My life shall meet its certain ends Drip slowly as my wick descends and diligent, working to failure: Frank E Gibbard wrote: I’ll gutter till my very being rends Illuminate until final shining ends Thanks for the festive poem! Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Well read, Tony. This is one thing I like, too - the pumpkin candle is characterized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi Frank. Let me tell at first, that I love this expression, what sounds so poetical and very emotional: Born to brighten up your night And I totally agree with tonyv, he wrote such a wonderful words what characterizes your poem so well Bw, nice to see you around Frank Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Lake wrote: Well read, Tony. This is one thing I like, too - the pumpkin candle is characterized. aleksandra wrote: Hi Frank. Let me tell at first, that I love this expression, what sounds so poetical and very emotional: Born to brighten up your night And I totally agree with tonyv, he wrote such a wonderful words what characterizes your poem so well Bw, nice to see you around Frank Aleksandra Ah, ladies, I'd love to take some of the credit here, but I can't. I just paraphrased (read: told) what Frank has already shown with his poem. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Of course Tony, thats why I said that I agree with you, what you already said about Frank's poem I am not confused with this Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hello Frank, A wonderful seasonal poem from you as I found out while googling references to the "Pumpkin' Candle Lights. You describe well both the ghoulish and the fun aspects of the 'Pumpkin' lights. Thanks to you I learned something - had not realized that it was popular outside North America. goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 goldenlangur wrote: Hello Frank, Thanks to you I learned something - had not realized that it was popular outside North America. goldenlangur Funnily enough the process was thus Golden my friend. The idea started in this old island where the turnip was the chosen vessel then pumpkins as a Halloween staple came back to the old country with trick/treating from the States. Thanks for the "golden" comments. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks all Lake Tony and Aleks as well for the timely comments. Another festival behind us. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Frank E Gibbard wrote: Another festival behind us. Frank Oh, yes! Write something about turkey, will you Frank? Or it is not your festival, is it? Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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