Blessings at Summer Solstice

This day,

May you stand stock-still in the sun.

In the longest light,

see all that is, and acquiesce.

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This day,

May you drink in the mild – bathe in the warm.

No matter the mercury,

your skin greets the difference.

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This day,

May you dream of earlier days.

Embody older ideas.

See the magic in the not-moving.

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This day,

May you ignore the math with ease.

Even if it did not happen,

let the twenty-first day be true.

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This day,

May the garrulous birds persuade you.

Rise at first light!

Remain all the while!

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This day,

May extravagant blooms embolden you.

Soak it up; soak it in.

Settle into elegant sufficiency.

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Today, the sun entreats you alongside.

Tomorrow, just a little will be lost.

May you lay hold of this day.