Blessed Solstice

Once upon a winter's night,
The sun grew dim and lost its light
And sunk into a reverent sleep
Of sweeter songs and dreams to keep.

He saw a love and perfect peace
And all the things our world could need.
He dreamed of children, good and kind
And saw the future in his mind,
He knew how things could someday be
...How we alone possessed the key.

And on the lonely, snowbound earth,
We gathered close and tended hearth
For if the fires shone tonight,
The sun would bring back his sweet light.
Celebrations danced the dark
As we acknowledged our pure spark,
For deep within us, love still burns
As now the sacred solstice turns...

As one, we raise our voices strong
And sing him back, our blessed sun.

~EK 12.21.06