Solstice

Turn the page on the year; 
look out of the window and notice
it's dark already -
those claws of trees against the sky 
shake and sway.
More cups of tea,
you think -
you'll light all the candles you can find tonight,
raise a glass
to all the good and bad
the year has brought.
Another solstice,
round we go again.
The shortest day,
but the biggest feelings.