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| Prompt: "It is night when people place lighted candles in their home. If candles day be fair and bright, winter will have another flight but if it be dark with clouds and rain, winter is gone and will not come again." Lady Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Downton Abbey Write about this quote in your Blog entry today. ------------ Methinks, Lady Carnarvon was divining or trying to forecast the weather or maybe the hearts of humans. I can't recall in what context she uttered these words, so I'll just do my kind of imagining. As to my imaginings, I wonder if the Lady knew about our Groundhog Day here in North America. Since groundhog can predict the arrival of spring, I wonder if Lady Carnarvon wanted to be a groundhog of sorts. Both the Lady or the Groundhog reflect humans' reliance on nature and its symbolic rituals to understand and detect seasonal changes. There is some poetic language in the quote, I think, as it points to the contrast between light and dark, symbolizing the tension between the cold of winter and hope for warmth and renewal of spring. She might also be saying with "dark with clouds and rain" that even when things look dull and dreary, the light and happiness will follow. Then, the act of lighting candles is a human effort to fight the darkness and uncertain forces of nature. Here, I wonder if Candlemas of February 2, was also on this lady's mind. In any case, I believe this quote has to do with humanity's deep connection to seasonal cycles and its hope for renewal and transformation. If only renewal and transformation would be that easy! May all our candles glow bright and lovely, all the time, with hope and wishes for goodness. ############## For those who enter out of site contests, here's a link to a contest database: https://winningwriters.com/templates/contest_results?quicklink |
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