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In Midwinter

From the December 2018 Print Edition

Long and lean and sharp of tooth comes winter in its chill,Deep and void the nights become, the wind grows fierce and shrill.Time seems slowed to crawl by all the darkness and the cold,Rights and feasts and vigils mark traditions from of old.Frosty air brings misery to those who walk abroad,Many sit . . . . Continue Reading »