I like celebrating the winter solstice, our shortest day of the year, on December 21st. I’m glad to think of the increased daylight that leads us toward spring and another growing season. In the meantime, I’m enjoying the brilliant red berries of our winterberry shrubs.
This poem by Diane Lee Moomey expresses my sentiments.
SOLSTICE
Again did the earth shift.
Again did the nights grow short
and the days long.
And the people
of the earth were glad
and celebrated each in their own ways.
Best wishes to all for the season and the coming year.
Beautiful!
Happy holidays to you and your loved ones!
And the same to you and yours, Christine.
Love those bright berries!
They certainly brighten the winter days, Judy, especially the dark, cloudy ones.
I love that pop of red. I saw this on the Arctic frost flowers and thought you would enjoy it. I bet it is even more beautiful in person! http://n.pr/T7sqnY
Thanks for sharing the Arctic frost flower article, Regina. A very different frost flower and quite beautiful.
Gorgeous; love the brilliant red color. And I’m so happy to see the poem for Winter Solstice. Thanks so much Betty!
Lorraine
Thanks, Lorraine. Glad you share my enjoyment of the poem.
So nice to have such brilliant color at this time of the year. And I love the December solstice, too. The days are getting longer!
Well, Keli, the color was brilliant on the winter solstice. However, on the 24th a wave of robins and starlings appeared and within a matter of hours the berries were all gone! I will miss them. However, knowing the days are getting longer helps counteract the loss.
Hi Betty,
Did you know I printed a broadside of “Solstice”?
So glad to see you love it too.
Long time, no see. ~Deborah
Yes, Deborah, I treasure my copy of your broadside and am grateful to you for introducing me to “Solstice”. Good to hear from you. Let’s go for a walk!