winter solstice

revision of Dec 22, 2010
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These dull shortest days and deep longest nights
when darkness and shadow govern
I feel deeply insane
submerged
under the black blue of ultimate wane

These blue gloomy days and disturbed longest nights
white winter winds
weep a long lullaby
to someone
deep in the old cracked mirror

These shadow days and infinite nights
I still wonder
if the slow rusty wheel of my being
is going to start
another
long round
of
eternal vanity

These gray dim days and the hopeless black nights
I am dragging
through
like a blind one
groping about
a new
illusory hope
for either reliving
or the ultimate rest

Crossing the crossroad
of
the Winter Solstice.


revised
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these dull shortest days and deep longest nights
when darkness and shadow govern
I feel deeply insane
submerged
under the black blue of ultimate wane

these gloomy days and disturbed longest nights
white winter winds weep
a long lullaby
to someone
being deep in the darkness of old cracked mirror

these shadow days and infinitely black nights
I still wonder if the slow rusty wheel of being
is going to start
another
long round of eternal vanity

these grayish dim days and these hopeless long nights
I am dragging through
like a blind person
groping about
a new illusory hope for either reliving or ultimate rest

crossing the crossroad of winter solstice.
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original version
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these dull shortest days and deep longest nights
when darkness and shadow govern
I feel deeply insane
submerged
under the black blue of ultimate wane

these dull shortest days and longest nights
white winter winds weep
a long lullaby
to someone
being deep in the darkness of old cracked mirror

these shadow days and disturbed longest nights
I still wonder
if the slow rusty wheel of being
is going
to begin another turn of eternal vanity

these gray dim days and these hopeless nights
I am dragging through
like a blind person
groping about a new illusory hope
for a renewed living either for rest

crossing realm of winter solstice.