Happy Solstice Day

December

           21st:

             the

    shortest

            day

        of the

          year

    when

    the sun

    appears

    to

    disappear

    into

    the tomb

    of the

    earth

    for

    three

    days.

    Sol

    Invictus

    hopefully -

             and

    lo!

    It

    is

    Risen!

            The

    Sun!

        

          of the

         Unknown

          in

      three

      days,

      as

      joyfully

      anticipated.

   And to

   this day

             in

   three

   days

   hopefully

   ever

   from

   December

   21st

   will be

   the Sun's

   Return

   again.

            And

   again.

            And

  again.

            And

   again…

          And so

         on

  December

   25th,

   in order

                 to

   celebrate

   in the

   dead

               of
   winter

                to

   this 

   very

   day,

           mind

   you,

   the return

   of the Sun

   we shout

   tidings

   of great

   joy:

   Happy

   Birthday,

           Sun

         of the

         Most

         High!

 (whatever
         that
         is,
         pre
        cisely)

…and the shout

Is heard

Throughout

The stage.

           Isn't

           that

           how

        it goes??

        I

        get

        confused

        sometimes,

        in

       my

       advanced
       age……