FAREWELL TO THE SOLSTICE.

Along with MY REVIEW of The Winter Solstice (The Sacred Traditions Of Christmas) by John Matthews and the subsequent posting of THE JOLLY OLD HAWK, I simply had to post this farewell to the solstice.

Noel is leaving us,

Sad to say,

But he will come again,

Adieu Noel.

His wife and his children

Weep as they go;

On a grey horse

They ride through the snow.

The kings ride away

In the snow and the rain;

But after twelve months,

We shall see them again.

- From an old French Epiphany carol.