Abundance as a lantern glows

Abundance as a lantern glows,
Atop a laneway post,
And sputters when temerity grows,
Within uncertain ghost.

Compassion as a candle burns,
In window lone and lost,
And flares when recognition turns
To melt the feast from frost.

Happiness as hearthfire roars
In sanctuary's cove
As understanding from heart pours
And forges a new love.

The firelight, whate'er its form,
Millennia of spirits warm.