Years ago when the children were little, we bundled them up against the cold and rode our bicycles to the banks of the Thames. It was the darkest, longest night of the year. We brought hot chocolate, brandy, candles. I wrote a poem for the occasion. We stood in a circle, the river rushing below. In their shining, fresh innocence the children were completely present and sincere. If we believed, so did they. We lit a candle as each read his or her verse; our own private stage, actor and audience, creators of our own moment. Then […]
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