June, 1989 Bill and Lavena Smith
Diane, Don, Paul, Ron and Roxanne Smith in 1989
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night in the Northern Hemisphere.
Poets over the ages have proffered plenty of advice for the coming months.
Poet Pietro Aretino, born in the 15th century, said, “Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.”
William Blake wrote, “In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”
There’s a Japanese proverb that says, “One kind word can warm three winter months.”
Emily Dickinson wrote, “There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons — That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes.”
The Vibrant Channeled Creator 