The shortest day…

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December the 21st

 

Nadir

The arc swings low

The day drains away

Across the steel grey sky

How deep is the sump

Of  winter

 

Exhale

For before each breath

The lung must be fully emptied

Then swell the chest and say farewell

To the shortest day

Of  winter

 

 

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