James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
December 21The Winter Solstice
By Edith Thomas (18541925)(December 21)
I
The tree-tops thrust at the snow-cloud gray,
And frozen tears fill the lids of day;
Then, in heavy teen, each breath between,
We sigh, “Would the winter were well away!”
Whatever the sun and the dial say,
This is the longest day!