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Wintertime

December 21, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner

Wintertime at last! Yule
is upon us, the longest
night, frigid and frosty, warming my heart.
Twinkle, twinkle peaceful star. Mother
Earth
renewed.

Shortest day
often unnoticed, nature
lies dormant, silent—
slumbering, yet stirring.
Through the ages, a spell
is cast, enchanting and joyful,
celebrating the sun’s
eternal rebirth.

Happy Winter Solstice!

talya

Musical Pairing:

Tori Amos – Winter

Filed Under: Nature & Seasons Tagged With: Winter

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Comments

  1. Colene says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:37 am

    Happy Winter Solstice to you and your family. Beautiful musical pairing. Like Tom said, “you know your music!”

  2. Anonymous says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:54 am

    Well said. So glad to see the Winter come. Barbara

  3. geezeronthego says

    December 21, 2012 at 10:21 am

    December 21, 2012. The Kukulcan is coming. (Twelve million Mayans can’t be wrong.)

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 21, 2012 at 12:37 pm

      is that a snake?

    • Kaa says

      December 27, 2012 at 10:04 am

      It is indeed a snake! And I should know. 🙂

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 27, 2012 at 10:40 am

      Kaa, I knew you would know:)

  4. Kaa says

    December 27, 2012 at 10:05 am

    Talya, I kind of like this format for poetry, but I have no idea what to call it. Do you have a name for the category?

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 27, 2012 at 10:39 am

      This is an acrostic poem. The first letter of each line spells a word(s). In this case, Winter Solstice. The individual lines are about the word. They are fun to write. And I’m no poet:)


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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