Wednesday, December 21, 2005


The Shortest Day
by Susan Cooper

So the shortest day came, and the year died,
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.
They lighted candles in the winter trees;
They hung their homes with evergreen;
They burned beseeching fires all night long
To keep the year alive,
And when the new year's sunshine blazed awake
They shouted, reveling.
Through all the frosty ages you can hear them
Echoing behind us - Listen!!
All the long echoes sing the same delight,
This shortest day,
As promise wakens in the sleeping land:
They carol, feast, give thanks,
And dearly love their friends,
And hope for peace.
And so do we, here, now,
This year and every year.
Welcome Yule!!

3 comments:

Autumn Storm said...

Yes, wonderful post!

tsduff said...

getting ready to head out for a few

LOL a few what? Drinks? Coffees? Notes? Purchases? Shakes of a lambs tail?

Bye Trace - be safe. TTYL

tsduff said...

Morning Trace - I was up at 4 this a.m. - madly dashing hither and thither... Review time changed to 9am which is good -less time to stress. I'm on the downhill stretch - woo hoo!