{"id":8327,"date":"2013-12-21T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T10:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greensideup.ie\/?p=8327"},"modified":"2019-01-18T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:33:18","slug":"winter-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/winter-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Solstice ~ The Shortest Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

A poem by Susan Cooper<\/a> captures the joy of winter solstice. My favourite tree captures the moment. We can now celebrate and look forward to new, long days ahead. Happy Yule!<\/p>\n

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\"Winter<\/a>The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper<\/strong><\/p>\n

So the shortest day came, and the year died,<\/p>\n

And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world<\/p>\n

Came people singing, dancing,<\/p>\n

To drive the dark away.<\/p>\n

They lighted candles in the winter trees;<\/p>\n

They hung their homes with evergreen;<\/p>\n

They burned beseeching fires all night long<\/p>\n

To keep the year alive,<\/p>\n

And when the new year’s sunshine blazed awake<\/p>\n

They shouted, revelling.<\/p>\n

Through all the frosty ages you can hear them<\/p>\n

Echoing behind us – Listen!!<\/p>\n

All the long echoes sing the same delight,<\/p>\n

This shortest day,<\/p>\n

As promise wakens in the sleeping land:<\/p>\n

They carol, feast, give thanks,<\/p>\n

And dearly love their friends,<\/p>\n

And hope for peace.<\/p>\n

And so do we, here, now,<\/p>\n

This year and every year.<\/p>\n

Welcome Yule!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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