Now is the solstice of the yearWinter is the glad song that you hearSeven maids move in seven timeHave the lads up ready in a line Ring out these bellsRing out, ring solstice bellsRing solstice bells Join together ‘neath the mistletoeBy the holy oak whereon it growsSeven druids dance in seven timeSing the song the…
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#FF — The Reach of Winter Solstice
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Winter solstice always reaches its fingers out, one hand into the past and one towards the future. I hear a crow’s caw and wonder from which it comes. Eddie’s scent lingers in the closet. His social media status changed back to “in a relationship.” He posts he’s spending Christmas in…
Mourning Dove Solstice (tanka)
Mourning doves snugglein boughs of soft pine needles —bedtime comes early.Solstice soft moonlight gleams onfluffed feathers and diamond white. top image linkbottom image link
#Haikai Challenge #119: New Year (Shinnen) — Season’s Cloth
Season’s Cloth Old year put to sleep under a green-white brocade — dreaming forevermore. Winter’s dark blanket awaits Light germinates a New Year Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the #haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga) that alludes to the…
Coloring Club Plus — 12/21/19
per The Druid Network: The festival of the Winter Solstice and Midwinter, Alban Arthan, Yule, Mother Night, the start of a new year and the rebirth of the new sun The festival of Midwinter begins with the ceremonies of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the longest night, when the power…
Triolet to Winter Solstice
image link from today’s The New York Post The Word of the Day Challenge is wonder. Today’s offering is a triolet to honor the Winter Solstice coming up tomorrow. Per The New York Post, this one will have both a full moon and a meteor shower. How’s that for doing it up right. Thank you…
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