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Mar 20, 2024 · Instead of looking upon the solstice with dread, here are six poems to remind you of the enchantment of winter, the magic of the holidays and provide you with warmth and solidarity when the icy winds blow.
Dec 20, 2022 · This winter solstice poem reminds us how to stay in wonder. Mary Oliver's "Snowy Night" helps us bring in the solstice and appreciate both the dark and the light. Nadia Colburn
Dec 21, 2015 · That's right, the first day of winter is fast approaching — so you might be searching for some winter solstice poems to help cushion the blow a bit.
Nov 27, 2018 · Instead of lamenting the shortest day of the year, many winter poems focus on the fact that the days start growing longer again at the solstice. Cold, darkness, and the unknown can be powerful symbols, but these winter poems celebrate the solstice as a time for contemplation and renewal.
From Dickinson's curiosity to Atwood's vivid imagery, Merwin's profound reflections, and Morley's contemplative musings, these poems effortlessly capture the essence of the solstice. They invite us to pause, reflect, and appreciate the magic of this celestial event that connects us to the rhythms of the natural world.
Dec 21, 2017 · Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Poetry. Dec 21, 2017. By Paulette Beete. Click on the name of the poem to read the full text. What's your favorite winter poem? "snowfall makes no noise,/ falls as forgetting falls,/ flake after flake." — "The Snowfall is so Silent" by Miguel de Unamuna "The paint is pretty well worn off,/ But then I take ...
Winter Poems. Perfect for snowy days and long nights by the fire. By The Editors. Getty Images. WINTER LOVE. The Curtain. Hayden Carruth. Just over the horizon a great machine of death is roaring and rearing. We can hear it always.
Toward the Winter Solstice. Timothy Steele. 1948 –. Although the roof is just a story high, It dizzies me a little to look down. I lariat-twirl the cord of Christmas lights. And cast it to the weeping birch’s crown; A dowel into which I’ve screwed a hook. Enables me to reach, lift, drape, and twine.
Winter Solstice Chant. By Annie Finch. Vines, leaves, roots of darkness, growing, now you are uncurled and cover our eyes. with the edge of winter sky. leaning over us in icy stars. Vines, leaves, roots of darkness, growing, come with your seasons, your fullness, your end.
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