Pulling Shabbos with each hand
Three times together
While you stand

It bursts to flame
Golden warmth
Flickering upwards — never tame

A time to hope
A time to wish
Cleaning worries — bar of soap

Dancing flames bring light
Brighten up your meal
Throughout the night

The wax drips away
Until nothing is left
Start of a new day

But worry not
Because next week again
You light — your candles won’t rot

And you can watch as —

Your candle bursts to flame
Golden warmth
Flickering upwards — never tame

 

— Moussia Lew, Age 12
Bnos Menachem School
New York USA