Candle Light

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Miriam Hurdle 11 comments

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Night with soft deemed light

Candle taper, flame flickers

World faded away

Joyous love beams from our eyes

Your heart touching mine; mine, yours

~

Daily Prompt: Taper

tagged with Candle light, Daily Prompt, Heart, Love, Taper

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Meenakshi Sethi
June 15, 2017 2:26 pm

Charming lines! Sensuous and light just like that candle!! ⭐

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- The Shower of Blessings
  June 15, 2017 3:54 pm
  
  Thank you, Meenakshi!
  
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robbiesinspiration
June 14, 2017 10:16 pm

What a delightful thought, Miriam.

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- The Shower of Blessings
  June 14, 2017 10:26 pm
  
  Thank you, Robbie. The candles came first, then the flame, then the romance!
  
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Subbashini Meenakshi Sundaram
June 14, 2017 1:24 pm

Lovely poem

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- The Shower of Blessings
  June 14, 2017 1:27 pm
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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Mawuli
June 14, 2017 12:14 pm

Love the candle light shining in between! Lighting our faces!! Hiding our dark sides!!

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- The Shower of Blessings
  June 14, 2017 12:25 pm
  
  Yes, very much so. Thank you for reading!
  
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ghostmmnc
June 14, 2017 12:09 pm

…’Joyous love beams…’ ahh lovely! 😉

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- The Shower of Blessings
  June 14, 2017 12:24 pm
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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Miriam Hurdle

Miriam Hurdle grew up in Hong Kong where she went to college and worked for five years before coming to the United States. While in Hong Kong, she taught Chinese as a Second Language at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong for three years. She was also the Director of the Children’s Department at the Asian Outreach where she published four Chinese Children’s books. Miriam Hurdle came to the United States for her graduate studies. She received her master’s degrees in Christian Ministry from Portland Seminary, Counseling from Seattle Pacific University, and Education Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. After teaching in a California public school for fifteen years, she was promoted to a school district administrative position. She went on to do the postgraduate studies and earned her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from La Verne University in California. Dr. Hurdle continued in her administrative position for ten years before her retirement. In her retired life, Dr. Hurdle enjoys doing volunteer counseling, reading, writing, blogging, singing, drawing, watercolor painting, gardening, photographing, and traveling. Dr. Hurdle is married to Lynton Hurdle and has one married daughter and one granddaughter.