My first glimpse of the sun over Madison’s north side today, December 21, 2021
The shortest day, the longest night.
But as we head into the cold dark winter, paradoxically, the days will slowly get longer…
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To Know the Dark by Wendell Berry
To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.
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