my friends took me Sainsbury shopping
for bits of England to bring home
to share with those who love
we went into a novelty shop
a quiet purchase was made
we went home to celebrate
and ate and ate and ate
out came a paper bag with holes
out came a fire to fuel it
hot air made this paper kite rise
into the air above us
we watched as distance kept aflight
our candle in the wind of night
until stars and airplane blinking lights
eclipsed our tiny hopes
for a long time-rising (high,higher
above us in to Light
our hopes still rise in this New Year
small candles in dark nights
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