Now comes the Solstice NightI wish you safe and soundwhether snow be lightor heavy on the ground.
Our hearts bring back the lightas all the earth must do.May stars fill up our sightwith wishes coming true.
My wish this Solstice Nightis grace and peace to you.
Shalom to you nowShalom, my friendMay bliss and beautybless you, my friendThrough all your livingand through your loving,winter hearth and homebe your own Shalom.
blunebottle over 10 years ago
Sing out loud, sing out strong…Don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear!
No New Wars over 10 years ago
When your eyes pause on the ballThat hangs on the third branch from the star,You remember why it is darkAnd why it gets light again.
The Earth, like the heart, slopes in it’s seatAnd, like that, it travels along an elliptical pathDrawn into the darkness.
An unpolished pearlIn sky-blackPalm of handFlickering sun-flame.
And then you rememberThat you, yourself, you are a light-bearer, a light-bearerReceiving radiance from others
Flickering sun-flame.
Unpolished Earth in palm of hand.
"Solstice"—Björk
No New Wars over 10 years ago
Now comes the Solstice NightI wish you safe and soundwhether snow be lightor heavy on the ground.
Our hearts bring back the lightas all the earth must do.May stars fill up our sightwith wishes coming true.
My wish this Solstice Nightis grace and peace to you.
Shalom to you nowShalom, my friendMay bliss and beautybless you, my friendThrough all your livingand through your loving,winter hearth and homebe your own Shalom.
23 December 2013, S. J. Tucker