Solstice and natural philosophy from John Donne (ignore those calendar reforms) #solstice2023
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44122/a-nocturnal-upon-st-lucys-day
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44122/a-nocturnal-upon-st-lucys-day
A Nocturnal upon St. Lucy's Day
'Tis the year's midnight, and it is the day's, Lucy's, who scarce seven hours herself unmasks; The sun is spent, and now his flasks Send forth light squibs, no constant rays; The world's whole sap is sunk; The general balm th' hydroptic earth hath drunk, Whither, as to the bed's feet, life is…