Tuesday 28 December 2021

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Burnaby, British Columbia

 

Winter Solstice

 

It is winter solstice this very day

Nights now shorten, nature does portray

While days lengthen through months May

And June and weeks pass away

 

It’s an annual turning point

A seasonal juncture, a seasonal joint

A slot in time set not to disappoint

Rather an insertion to bless, to anoint

 

It’s merely a half year’s completion

Yet some curse this very harsh season

Could it be nature’s way of treason?

Why the harsh cold? Is there a reason?

 

As the North pole tilts away from the sun

We can learn to accept duality as one

Cold, hot, glad, sad, all extremes on the run

Can trigger tolerance, even make it fun

           

-Composed by Bhaktimarga Swama, The Walking Monk©

 

May the Source be with you!



 

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