Hope everyone had a happy solstice and Yule, and wishing you a very merry Christmas with everything beautiful for 2023! Here’s a little poem I wrote!
The sun has slipped below
the monarchy of the moon
its cool, harsh Winter glare
clings on, a moment longer
From here, the days have turned
The daylight stretches out its
icy respiration, Pagan gods
and goddesses scatter
blessings on the crackling
mirror-glaze Earth
the sparking lanterns
lifting jovial voices into
balmy, freeze-breath skies.
We merrily turn our faces
upwards, praise the solstice
pray for hope reborn.
© Sarah Drury 2022