Solace of the Winter Solstice
Midway between the equinoxes
the sun seems to lock his
position in the sky
above the equator high
Standing still at the solstice
offering no solace
he'll move on to spring
while winter does its thing.
So now we shake and shiver
hibernate and wither
waiting for the longest night
to end and bring the light.
Published by Linda Louise Johnson
Linda Louise Johnson is an animal lover, crafter and hobbyist, graphic art afficionado and veteran writer. Her work has been featured on Associated Content, Yahoo! News, and eHow as well as in Poetry Garden,... View profile
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32 Comments
Post a CommentLovely poem.
Very beautiful, Linda!
wow this is beautiful, I love the Standing still at the solstice
offering no solace
Beautiful :)
Very nice piece! I just wait for that longest night to pass. Happily counting the extra minutes of daylight each day now!
Hi, Linda! Thanks so much for checking out my Christmas Eve poem! The pantoum form is challenging but also very fun so I hope you give it a try. If you do, let me know and I'd love to see it!
As for this poem, I really love the beautiful descriptions that you use here. Great job!
Nice!! after 3 inches of snow today, I'm shaking an shivering....
Beautiful poem, Linda. Thank you for sharing.
wonderful poem, just magnificent
Linda, this poem gives us the hope we need to make it through the winter. Beautiful!