Dec 20 2008
Scene on a Winter Evening
Kindle the taper like the steadfast star
Ablaze on evening’s forehead o’er the earth,
And add each night a lustre till afar
An eightfold splendor shine above thy hearth.
~Emma Lazarus, “The Feast of Lights”
She holds a single, lit, taper in her hand, and watches the tiny flame dance on the end for a moment before using it to [...]