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\nPoem for the Winter Solstice <\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n One morning
\nyou raise the east window blinds <\/span><\/div>\n
\nand there
\nis the sun, hunched on the horizon, <\/span><\/div>\n
\ndoing its
\nbest to break free, shunting aside <\/span><\/div>\n
\na few
\nclouds as it hoists itself in readiness to skate <\/span><\/div>\n
\na frigid
\nrink of sky, firing that cloud layer <\/span><\/div>\n
\nwith
\ndeceptive warmth, an intense roseate glow.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\nThis is winter
\nmorning<\/i>, you say to yourself, <\/span><\/div>\n
\nbut then
\nyou realize \u2014 and it comes as a shock \u2014<\/span><\/div>\n
\nthat the
\nsun has risen so far south, you feel <\/span><\/div>\n
\nyour house
\nhas been wrenched a quarter-twist <\/span><\/div>\n
\nto the
\nright while you slept. You check your watch \u2014<\/span><\/div>\n
\nmigod, it\u2019s
\ncoming nine o\u2019clock. <\/span><\/div>\n
\nWhen did
\nthis happen?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\nThe wall
\ncalendar tells you it\u2019s December, <\/span><\/div>\n
\nbut
\nsomething deep within you has clung<\/span><\/div>\n
\nto the
\nlingering warmth of snowless autumn.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nThe body
\ndeplores this retreat towards the dark,<\/span><\/div>\n
\nthe dimming
\ndays, the physical affront of cold. <\/span><\/div>\n
\nAlready,
\nunseen crevices within us are busy<\/span><\/div>\n
\nre-programming
\nthe spirit for spring.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n \u00a9 byGlen Sorestad.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\nUsed with the author\u2019s permission.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\nWishing you a great shortest day of the year – it’s only getting brighter from here!<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Poem for the Winter Solstice  One morning you raise the east window blinds and there is the sun, hunched on the horizon, doing its best to break free, shunting aside a few clouds as it hoists itself in readiness to skate a frigid rink of sky, firing that cloud layer with deceptive warmth, an intense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[959,1675,1734],"tags":[2370,2372,2373],"class_list":["post-9703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-2","category-poetry","category-winter","tag-poetry-en","tag-shortest-day-of-the-year-en","tag-winter-solstice-en","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t