Comments on: Pondering Darkness

By: Ali Seiter

Ali Seiter — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:31:00 +0000

I grew up reading that exact same book of Greek myths and remain fascinated by its colorful pictures and intriguing stories to this day. Happy Solstice, Sayward!

By: jenny b

jenny b — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:54:20 +0000

This poem, came at just the right moment in my time in my world….like things seem to do..I’d never heard it before and I am in love with it. Thanks! xoxoxo Happy winter solstice! Stay warm up there

By: TeanyTinyStar

TeanyTinyStar — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:23:01 +0000

That is such a lovely poem :) Happy winter solstice!

By: Krysta

Krysta — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:51:48 +0000

Beautifully written

By: Melissa C.

Melissa C. — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:40:54 +0000

I love it. Thank you, Sayward.

By: Monika {windycityvegan}

Monika {windycityvegan} — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:21:24 +0000

21 December is my father’s birthday, and when I was young he would tell me and my siblings about the *summer* solstice festival (Southern hemisphere) held every year on his birthday where he grew up in Peru. The seasonal changes are always pure magic to the kid in me, and I hope to impart that to Nina. Thank you for sharing your story!

By: Shira

Shira — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:39:15 +0000

Thank you, Say, for writing about the solstice. I am in tears as I read it, sitting in the dark rainy morning of this short winter day. I love everyone’s comments. I love and ache remembering our solstices. Your post has given me a portal for entering and being with some of my own darkness.
Like Kate, “just what I needed”.

By: Chantelle

Chantelle — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:08:36 +0000

Thanks so much for this post , timely and awesome as usual!You are such an insightful person!
I’m living in Berlin Germany at the moment , and am surviving on sunlight from about 9am till 3pm :( its challenging to say the least. your post has made me look at the darkness in a new light!

By: Minna

Minna — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:00:02 +0000

I love this post and poem, too (: And I love that photo of you two – your light pink hair matches with the sky! So pretty.

It’s nice that you reminded us the winter solstice. I never really think about it :P Summer solstice is a huge deal, but not winter solstice. February tends to be the coldest winter month in Estonia, so I guess it really doesn’t matter if the days get longer or not, as I know that the worst month awaits… This year has been snowing like crazy, exactly like last year (which I don’t remember cause I skipped winter as I was sunbathing in Australia! Yay!). One town broke its all-time snow depth record already in November! Right now it looks pretty much like a fairy tale outside (http://xoxo.planet.ee/saun.jpg < our little sauna in the countryside) and the good thing is that it doesn't storm and it's quite still. But anyhow – I'm secretly dreaming about moving to a warmer climate when "I grow up" :)

By: Lindsay Jewell

Lindsay Jewell — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:57:54 +0000

I like this post. :)