In his column there this morning, Clark Strand wrote:
"In times past
people took to their beds at nightfall, but not merely to sleep. They touched
one another, told stories and, with so much night to work with, woke in the
middle of it to a darkness so luxurious it teased visions from the mind and
divine visitations that helped to guide their course through life....
"We need a rest
from ourselves that only a night like the winter solstice can give us. And the
earth, too, needs that rest. The only thing I can hope for is that, if we won’t
come to our senses and search for the darkness, on nights like these, the
darkness will come looking for us."
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