Happy Winter Solstice!
It's the time of year when nightime comes earlier and covers the earth with an inky darkness. December shares her admiration for illumination with Winter's grand entrance on the Winter Solstice. With the weather a bit darkened and cold surrounding, I heated a cup of herbal tea, paused to contemplate before finished decorating our new Christmas tree. I added an extra light around the topper and ornamental memories.
lightsglitter againstDecember's cold darknessbringing brightness and hopeluminescence©CV, 2023
A special thanks goes to Margaret Simon who offered time to reflect at her This Photo Wants to be a Poem blog . I created another elfchen poem (see above).
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Then, off to the Nutcracker Ballet I went for a family holiday event followed by a delicious dinner at Medium Rare, and a stop-off at a charming, fully-lit house with a bright, creative outside theme. This led to a cherita (story) poem.
Nutcracker
a magical balletsparking the imagination
of two little girlswho dream of possibilitiesbeyond the winter solstice ©CV, 2023
When pulling into my community at the end of the day, I realized there is magic in the darkness. Holiday lights illuminate houses and streets bringing good cheer. Luminaries light pathways and hope is in the night air.
Merry Christmas 2023 from our House to Yours
Love lights more lives than hate extinguishes. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
May you be filled with light and joy this weekend whilewaiting for the Divine Light to enter this world.
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While it's late on Friday, the Poetry Friday community is still gathering at our host, Jone Rush McCulloch's blog here. She writes of the Winter Solstice and her day of celebration in prose and poems.
