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This is the long night.
This is the dark night.
This is the cold night.
This is the night of last hope.
This is the night of the little spark.
This is the night of turning from darkness.
This is the night of turning toward light.
This is the night of wonder.
The long night is here:
come to us, you spirits;
together let us fill the long night with light,
calling all beings to warm themselves at our fire.
Or if you'd rather:
We are grey. We stand between the Darkness and the Light.
I am grey. I stand between the candle and the star.
I had a few things that needed doing today so I didn't get home to light the candle until about 5pm, which is about an hour after sunset. But I figure the gods will forgive me that. I was thinking fire-y thoughts on the bus as I was coming back. So there's always that.
I likewise didn't have time to go grocery shopping and cook myself something nice. Instead I stopped in at McDonald's, which seemed appropriate because of all the preservatives. ;)
I also handed back my marking to my prof today. He thanked me, and let me know that he was going to praise me to high heaven on the report he had to give the department. Also he said that he was going to take me out for lunch sometime in the new year as a thank you. Which is pretty awesome, I'd say.
It got me thinking about cycles of life though. Today is the day that term ends for me. It's also the longest night of the year - everything will be lighter from here on out. And it's the full moon. Beginnings and Endings. It'll come back around.
So Happy Solstice! And have a great break if you're one of us lucky people who gets one. Think good thoughts for my brother, he went off to sea again yesterday.
This is the dark night.
This is the cold night.
This is the night of last hope.
This is the night of the little spark.
This is the night of turning from darkness.
This is the night of turning toward light.
This is the night of wonder.
The long night is here:
come to us, you spirits;
together let us fill the long night with light,
calling all beings to warm themselves at our fire.
Or if you'd rather:
We are grey. We stand between the Darkness and the Light.
I am grey. I stand between the candle and the star.
I had a few things that needed doing today so I didn't get home to light the candle until about 5pm, which is about an hour after sunset. But I figure the gods will forgive me that. I was thinking fire-y thoughts on the bus as I was coming back. So there's always that.
I likewise didn't have time to go grocery shopping and cook myself something nice. Instead I stopped in at McDonald's, which seemed appropriate because of all the preservatives. ;)
I also handed back my marking to my prof today. He thanked me, and let me know that he was going to praise me to high heaven on the report he had to give the department. Also he said that he was going to take me out for lunch sometime in the new year as a thank you. Which is pretty awesome, I'd say.
It got me thinking about cycles of life though. Today is the day that term ends for me. It's also the longest night of the year - everything will be lighter from here on out. And it's the full moon. Beginnings and Endings. It'll come back around.
So Happy Solstice! And have a great break if you're one of us lucky people who gets one. Think good thoughts for my brother, he went off to sea again yesterday.
