February 2, 2007
Go buy a candle
For Candlemas
Ice on the glass
A forest of frost
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For Candlemas
Wind crying
With cold
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For Candlemas
Rabbit tracks
Hungry for grass
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For Candlemas
Hungry soldiers
Reading poetry
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For Candlemas
Hungry civilians
Shattered glass
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For Candlemas
Empty temples
Filled with grass
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For Candlemas
Empty forest
Silent choir
Go light a candle
For Candlemas
Katherine West is a poet presently living in northern Colorado and teaching Creative Writing at the local community college, museum, and Naropa University, which is in nearby Boulder, Colorado.