A Candle In The Window

When we parted you smiled and said

You'd always have the coffee on

And a candle in the window

I laughed and kissed your cheek

And with a good-bye hug and well wishes

Walked out of your life

Driving down the road of life

Which never circles back

I somehow lost my way home

Making my way through small towns

And even smaller hearts

I never paused to look in the mirror

Now and then though I go into my mind

And fondly remember times long past

Times of candles and kisses and coffee

Sometimes while driving along I dream

And look down side roads for a sign

A sign that might lead to a familiar place

Perhaps I have forever lost my way

Among the maze of highways and years

That swirl meaningless in my mind

But occasionally I think I sometimes see

A bright spot that flickers in the distance

Of time and memory and feelings

Never quite finding my way there

I keep peering throughout the night-like

Haze of past and longing

And I think I see a bright smile waiting

And I'm sure I can smell the fresh coffee

And I do see a candle burning in a window

Then I begin the process of realization

That the smile and coffee are only in my mind

And the candle is burning brightly

In the window of my heart

© William G. Carrington -- 11/18/1997 - From the book  A Candle In The Window

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