Thursday, December 21, 2017

Advent Calendar Day 21

Happy Winter Solstice!

Today, a poem and a picture.

But first, you might find these ten facts about the Solstice of interest.







by Malamalama - licensed through Shutterstock


Winter Trees

William Carlos Williams

All the complicated details 
of the attiring and 
the disattiring are completed! 
A liquid moon 
moves gently among 
the long branches. 
Thus having prepared their buds 
against a sure winter 
the wise trees 
stand sleeping in the cold. 
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11 comments:

  1. DebbyDecember 21, 2017 at 3:16 AM

    I loved the facts. So many misconceptions addressed.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 21, 2017 at 5:09 AM

    So beautiful! Thank you, dear Josh! :-)

    KC

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  3. NatashaDecember 21, 2017 at 6:15 AM

    WCW provides such compact, serene prose. Thank you for this beautiful gift!

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  4. UnknownDecember 21, 2017 at 6:35 AM

    That's a beautiful picture & poem. Thanks for sharing! ^_^

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  5. SusanDecember 21, 2017 at 6:40 AM

    Hi Josh,
    I guess it's true that great minds think alike. :) My word for today on your GR site was Solstice.

    Thank you for the extras though—all wonderful enhancements to the day.

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  6. SuzeDecember 21, 2017 at 8:02 AM

    Reading this only 28 minutes before the actual Solstice!!! Learned some new th8ngs today

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  7. SteveDecember 21, 2017 at 10:13 AM

    Wonderful. Thank you. :)

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  8. Mr. PinkertonDecember 21, 2017 at 10:57 AM

    Happy Winter Solstice

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  9. Judy StoneDecember 21, 2017 at 11:01 AM

    Thanks for sharing the poem and picture. Happy Shab-e Yalda and Happy Solstice. May you day be filled with blessings and light.

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  10. booksandmoreDecember 21, 2017 at 11:56 AM

    Thank you, Josh!

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  11. KarenDecember 21, 2017 at 1:46 PM

    Lovely choices of poem and picture. Happy Solstice!

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