short days of winter

and it's 13 days now til winter solstice... time for bonfires and dancing and the beginning of longer days.  bring on the light!!  i found the following quote on Skippysgarden blog -

"I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September',
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December."
-Oliver Herford