Solstice invocation (winter)
stand near,
you brave ones
here around this fire.
stand still,
exhale
and know
the light increases again.
so then, I bring an invocation
I have learned
to summon strength
on solstice.
may I pass the teaching on to you?
my voice is yours
and I hear you say:
now,
to start
I make moments art.
in the shortest day,
the longest night,
I delight.
I delight
where I winter.
whether in fight, failure, or fame,
I feel the flame
for this moment.
I feel the fire of my foundation
the fathomless core of my creation.
so I stand
blessed by all spirits around me near
blessed by the ocean and the darkness here
blessed by solstice and the circling earth
a living gift of death/rebirth
to be continued
I stand
to be continued
my light strongly continued.
—
thank you.
burn fiercely, friends
the fire is here.
12/16/2022