for_ariane (for_ariane) wrote,
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for_ariane

candles

The candles are lit again, 30 votives, all along the front porch. The Lady of Guadalupe will burn in the window for 9 days. My neighbors probably think I am eccentric, but that is not unusual here. As the dark increases, I find light comforting. It is easy to believe that it has magical properties to reach the lost.
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