Ode to the Summer Solstice

Written for the Solstice gathering at The Yard on June 19th, 2026

Turning tail to run, the night
Is banished by this pagan light.

Eternal sun lords overhead
To keep the children from their beds
And banish from our minds the dread
Of snow and winter, dark and dead.

So be alive, and celebrate,
And feast with friends, and stay up late.