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Candles In The Snow

Lighting my way in Lapland

By Niall James BradleyPublished 3 days ago 1 min read
Candles In The Snow by Andy Catchpole on Flickr

When we were visiting Santa in Lapland with my young son, what I remembered were the large candles/oil lamps which lined the pavements in the small village of Saariselka. Very cold but very beautiful...

Candles In The Snow

A small canister,

Recycled metal, oil filled.

Burnt a guiding flame.

or

A small canister,

In a pool of melted snow,

Burns to guide my way.

Haiku

About the Creator

Niall James Bradley

I am a teacher who lives in the north west of England. I write about many subjects, but mainly I write non-fiction about things that interest me, fiction about what comes into my head and poetry about how I feel.

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