Summer solstice 2020
The light lingers. The days begin to stretch. Sunlight greets us in the early, quiet hours And is slow to leave at the end of the day, As though trying to have one last conversation Before saying goodnight. Fire rages through the bush, Destroying everything in its path. We battle the relentless flames While not far away, rain pours And winds batter houses. In this tumultuous weather, we live. Jupiter and Saturn, two giants, move together in the sky Jupiter ever urges us forward and pushes us to expand our horizons While Saturn pulls back And demands that we respect our limits. In this tension, we live. In the bitter disappointment of plans undone And in the joy of the season; In the grief of loss and In the comfort of togetherness; In the trepidation and hope of what tomorrow brings; After the year that was, and before the year that is to come, In this transition, we live. May your summer solstice be filled with wonder at all you have endured, and hope for all th...