Sharing a Precious Star

Somewhere there is one candle burning
Just one until it is shared
The grief will remain with us for a time
To be left with only memories
Yet memories can never be extinguished
A sudden binding of ties where there was none
A celebration of life for just one
Believing we will reap what we sow
Then helpless for whatever we can't know
Precious like a falling star
We each have our own but now sharing
When sorrow is a prerequisite for healing
Who among us is not ever in need
Stepping off the side walk and in stride
With hands holding on tight
And if only briefly
Bound by what no heart can endure
One loss can bind all of us as one
An emotion has it's own place and time
But what to do when emotions cascade
An irony when one loss can unite all
What to do when a memory never fades