I'm burning a candleas a metaphor for how short our human lives are,us all being poor actors strutting and fretting.But this one here is a three-wick spiced cardamom candlenot something extruded from pig fator gathered from hives.I won't be lighting a lampcourtesy of some whale's song cut shortby hard men on three year voyages out of Nantucket -though I may catch the ferry there this summerfor a day of rubbing elbows with the tourist elitenone of whom smell like fishor have salt plastered to their sun burned faces.Indeed, human life is a bit longerand a lot less cruel.And the candles are plentifulif you need oneto be reminded.

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