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Winter Poem

Istiqlál (Independence), 9 Masáʼil (Questions) 176 B.E. - Friday, December 20 2019

Winter Poem

I feel a chill in the air,
winter is almost here.

Winter solstice in Las Vegas occurs Saturday, December 21, at 8:19 pm Pacific time.

The day will begin to grow longer,
and the sun's rays will grow stronger
warming the atmosphere
and bringing to my cold limbs spring's cheer.

"The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken."

Frederick Lenz

The end of autumn
is the beginning of winter,
one season flows into the next
like the Nile flows into the Atlantic.