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ILLUMINANTS by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON

First Line: I LOVE BRIGHT THINGS LIKE CANDLELIGHTS
Last Line: A SINGLE SHINING HEAD.
Subject(s): HAPPINESS; HEARTS; LOVE; ROMANCE; JOY; DELIGHT;

I LOVE bright things like candlelights
Upon a window ledge,
And beds of scarlet tulips
Aflame beneath a hedge,
A gypsy campfire glowing,
The yellow harvest moon,
And fireflies in a dusky gloam
When night has come too soon,
A maple tree that's all ablaze,
Ships' lanterns far at sea,
A burning star that leaves the sky
A trail of fire for me.

But if all these were offered me,
I know I'd choose instead—
To light my heart through darksome days—
A single shining head.



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