And so the Shortest Day came and the year died
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.
They lighted candles in the winter trees;
They hung their homes with evergreen;
They burned beseeching fires all night long
To keep the year alive.
And when the new year's sunshine blazed awake
They shouted, revelling.
Through all the frosty ages you can hear them
Echoing behind us - listen!
All the long echoes, sing the same delight,
This Shortest Day,
As promise wakens in the sleeping land:
They carol, feast, give thanks,
And dearly love their friends,
And hope for peace.
And now so do we, here, now,
This year and every year.
Happy Friday! Today is not only the day of the end of the world but also the shortest day of the year--Happy Yule. In celebration of the coming of winter I have created this art tile that I've added to my work space for inspiration--hop on over to the
Altered Pages Blog to check it out!
I am honored to be invited to celebrate my teammate and blog compadre's 5th Blogging Anniversary today!! A pioneer in collage and altered art, Roni sent each of us a tin to alter in honor of this milestone. I know how much she loves steampunk and so I wanted to make her a steampunk commemorative keepsake for her time blogging at Ink Stains. I transformed my little tin into a mini album--Five Years of Magic! The inside has a fold out album on old book paper...one side is collage stamped with a variety of steampunk images from Viva Las VegaStamps! and the reverse has the letters spelling out the word CELEBRATE! Congratulations Roni on this momentous occassion! Thank you for making me a part of your celebration! I hope you enjoy the art I made for you! celebrating Roni's Bloggiversary!!
