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A glimmer of life
is kindled in the eyes of a child
and fanned into flame through the embrace of his father
and the love of his mother
after the child has grown into a man
he will take from his fire to kindle another
candle bearing his name
and the cycle will continue
for as long as the world still stands
one generation
passing their light to the next
tender
flickering wicks
guarded from the wind
by a woman somewhere
unknown
and forgotten
but the one willing to give up everything
for the life-continuing
for the lights passing on
and on