Night exhaled down narrow lane
Shops shut doors without refrain
One faint lamp held golden drip
Light embraced the fingertip
Feet slowed down from hurried beat
Silence pooled along the street
Shadows warmed instead of loomed
Darkness felt like velvet room
Lamp hummed low in loyal stance
Offered gentle circumstance
No bright flash no glare to fight
Only mercy in the light
City heals in hidden glow
Tender beams restore the slow
Those who walk when crowds retire
Sip the comfort of quiet fire