Winter Solstice
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by Tim Nolan
So much I've forgotten
the grass
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| Winter |
the birds
the close insects
the shoot - the drip -
the spray of the sprinkler
freckles - strawberries -
the heat of the Sun
the impossible
humidity
the flush of your face
so much
the high noon
the high grass
the patio ice cubes
the barbeque
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| Winter |
the buzz of them -
the insects
the weeds of them - the dear
weeds - that grow
like alien life forms -
all Dr. Suessy and odd -
here we go again -
we are turning around
again - this will all
happen over again-
and again - it will -
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Solstice night found me at a friend's house for a lovely party. It was low key but energetic, full of people I know but none of the heaviness that can sometimes come with the most intimate of our relationships. We drank homebrewed cider and played music well into the wee, wee hours. The cider was fantastic, a blast of summer sun and autumnal ripening into this dark winter night and an interesting kind of intoxication I don't get from beer or liquor. It was wonderfully planty and sunshiney. The music was equally invigorating. It's been much too long since I participated in making music and it felt like a deep and connecting thing to do on the longest night of the darkest season.
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| Winter Sunrise |
I did not wake up for the sunrise - my justification is that I have seen quite enough winter sunrises recently, thank you very much. I did, however, take a lovely walk first thing in the morning and soaked in all the winter sun I could get.
And now, the days get longer. Thank Goddess for that!
What did you do to celebrate the longest night? Did you stay up all night or go to bed early to dream magical dreams? Do you wake up for the sunrise or eat a special meal or is it just another short, dark winter day? What do you miss most about summer?
Winter Solstice 2008: Good Morning Sun! and also Solstice Creche
Winter Solstice 2009: Christmas and Advent, Awaiting the Birth
Winter Solstice 2011: Advent
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