What Darkness Preserves
Stillness before the return
The longest night holds what the sunlit months cannot — silence deep enough to hear oneself think.
Light measured in candles
One flame at solstice outshines a thousand lamps in midsummer; scarcity gives light its weight.
The evergreen endures
Fir and pine stand when all else has fallen; their green is a promise made in winter and kept through spring.
Community woven in darkness
The Yule log was hauled by many hands — warmth shared is warmth multiplied, a truth no hearth forgets.