Old Man With Candle

Suit gone shiny

Old man lights

Candle.

Sits alone in church

Pew

Praying for a better

World

For his children and their children

For the memory of his wife

Buried

But never forgotten.

Time is a dance now

He can’t afford to miss a single

Step

Church is sanctuary

Time is up for now

His beloved dog needs him

Waits by front door for his return

Snoozing.

He moves fast for his age

Outside weather has changed

Sun has given way to rain.