A Bit of Solstice Poetry... but just a bit.

12/21/2015

WinterNights Serenade
by Rev. Wm. E. Ashton, ADF

Rocky Mountain shadows stretch forth
Winter’s grasp reaching for the land
Hope, like daylight, fades daily
Together, the people huddle

Ancient songs forgotten
Darkness born of nature
Bird-song silenced, Elk bellow no more
Together, the people worry

Solstice night, vigils kept
Watching, waiting, wondering
Fears of never-ending night
Together, the people doubt

Desire for the dawn
Voices quake, eyes to the East
Crying out to the horizon
Together, the people sing

Sun-song fills the Great Plains
Black skies warm gently
Dawn breaks, Golden skies return
Together, the people praise

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