The darkness is darker
in early December**,
like the middle of
the middle of the night;
like the depth of the
penury of the widow
residing in the faith of
the widow’s mite***;
like the Christmas
celebrated down under
amidst the warmth and
the vision and the light;
like the Christ
on the Cross with the eye
beyond the present veil and
with only Good Will in sight.
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice
**https://www.schooloftheseasons.com/hanukkah.html
***https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_of_the_widow%27s_mite