On this solstice,
marking the beginning of winter
with
the longest night,
the shortest day,
may you draw blessings and strengths from this season,
a winter like no other
after a spring, summer and fall
like no other,
a solstice unlike any since
the 13th century,
when Jupiter and Saturn
last appeared so close together in the sky
as to be One
Brilliant Shining.
even as we carry with us into this season
our losses, our grieving,
our numbness,
our fed-upness,
these planets invite us
to marry beneficence and expansiveness
with soundness, integrity
and nuanced discernment.
a season for introspection,
for restoring body and spirit,
and for savoring
friendship,
quiet,
nourishment,
generosity,
for seeing ourselves
among the sheer beauty of nature’s forms,
stripped as we are of all finery,
for attending to
the still small voice within,
the warmth of heart,
hands outstretched.
2 Comments
Lovely poem, Sara. Just the thing to read on this Solstice morning.
Thank you, Peggy …. it’s a powerful time!