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Winter afternoon, early December
“The grey lid has been lifted off the day. Sun spills everywhere— on snow, on house, on me at the window. No wind in the willow, no birds in bare branches, no sadness in the absence. Only the shine,...
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The shortest day
“So the shortest day came, and the year died, And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees;...
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I’ll be your water
“Do you ever get worried And your load is hard to bear And your life is like a sad sad story No one nobody really cares? But if you ever need someone to talk to And if you ever need a helping hand...
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Christmas Sparrow
“The first thing I heard this morning was a rapid flapping sound, soft, insistent— wings against glass as it turned out downstairs when I saw the small bird rioting in the frame of a high window,...
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Rest
The holiday season is one for reflection and taking care of oneself. We live a hectic life being challenged by demands on our time, tragedies in the news and just living. Whyte’s piece provides steps...
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Burning the old year
“Letters swallow themselves in seconds. Notes friends tied to the doorknob, transparent scarlet paper, sizzle like moth wings, marry the air. So much of any year is flammable, lists of vegetables,...
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The Journey
“One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice– though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles....
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Loaves and Fishes
“This is not the age of information. This is not the age of information. Forget the news, and the radio, and the blurred screen. This is the time of loaves and fishes. People are hungry and one good...
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Lovely
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face...
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Delight in the preciousness of every single moment
“There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs and the tigers are getting closer and closer. When she comes to the edge of a cliff, she sees some vines there, so she climbs...
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My journey
“The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long. I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage through the wilderness of worlds leaving my track on many a...
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