Jean Lorrain, from Selected Poems; "Dropping Petals," written c. 1889
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-Mahmoud Darwish, from "In the Presence of Absence," originally published in 2006
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"Every winter an absent joy pains you. You walk into the rain, a single duo: you and the person you were in another winter."
— Mahmoud Darwish, In the Presence of Absence
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Weather of November is the weather of love, it's pleasing but it could make you dizzy.
-Take care&happy November, Sadiya Ajaz
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“Cherish the time you spend with your family. Laugh. Share memories. Be thankful for such a beautiful gift in your life.”
~ — Nicole Addison (via oldfarmhouse)
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"Melancholy were the sounds on a winter's night."
~ Virginia Woolf
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It was as dark as it would ever be
but then I knew to expect this,
the month being December, the month of darkness.
Louise Glück, Winter Recipes from the Collective
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Margaret Atwood, from January in “The Door”
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She rested her palm against my chest, over my heart. "Is there something in there capable of love?"
My fucking chest constricted. "Whatever's in there, it's yours. Whatever love I'm capable of, it's yours too.—Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly
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“Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it.”
—Watership Down by Richard Adams
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Hundslappadrífa~
Fifty Words for Snow - Nancy Campbell ❄️
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I want to make so many good memories this december as i know it may not come again in this way.
-Sadiya Ajaz, December 2023
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