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Winter Solstice | Ellen K. Wolfe

Writer: IPM Team
IPM Team
Dec 27, 2025
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A photo of pears in a black plastic crate. Overlaid is a poem titled "Winter Solstice" by Ellen K. Wolfe. "I can hear the winter pears / ripening in the kitchen / in the darkness of their shipping box, / in memories of sunny orchards. // Outside a veil of gray green light / falls on lagoon waters / as the sun sets just south of the old power plant / on a December day. // I cup my hands to peer into the darkened flower shop. / Tubs of long-stemmed yellow roses and crimson mums, / camellias and witch hazel / line up on dimly lit shelves. / Blossoms clutch each other in tightly wrapped bunches, / moments of joy blazing out of the gloom. // Like a church bell the day intones a minor chord / flattening the notes of a major scale. // A low-key requiem celebrating the absence / that waits on the long days / to come."

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