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Art\u00a0by Bonnie Thompson<\/p><\/div>\n

WINTER SONG<\/strong><\/p>\n

You were surprised
\nthat Heaven is winter
\n(no blossoms but billows
\nno harps but fiddles
\nno halos but hats
\nno doves but owls
\nno clouds but cliffs
\nno lily but crocus
\nno silk but down
\nno dawn but candlelight
\nno glissando but the shush and crunch
\nand inhale and exhale and inhale)
\nand around the hearth
\nfaces you almost recognize<\/p>\n

~ Holly Jensen<\/p>\n

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Solstice Wedding<\/strong><\/p>\n
The sun stands still
\nThe wind drops
\nA snow-white velvet gown
\nOn earth\u2019s rolling hillside
\nAs the bride
\nAwaits her midnight groom
\nHe meets her at the altar of the moon
\nPlacing the starry diamond
\nUpon her peninsula finger
\nIn the darkness of the solstice night
\nHeaven and Earth take their vows
\nSealed with a kiss
\nA promise to walk together
\nIn the ever increasing light
\nTo become mother earth and father sky
\nIn the forth coming spring<\/p>\n
~ S. Renay Sanders \u00a9<\/p>\n
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