Evergreen
Updated: Dec 28, 2020
The holidays have come and gone
We basked in the glory of the joyous season-
Shared warm smiles and thoughtful gifts
Sang uplifting songs, sent loving greetings And perhaps, received an engagement ring
We gazed upon the splendor of the “great conjunction”
In the silent night
Jupiter and Saturn brightly shined as they aligned
And they ushered winter into the Northern Horizon
In the still of the dark
Stood the evergreen trees
On the longest night
As sure as they will remain
All shades of green everyday
So will the holidays bring
Light into our life- our everyday
And the love in our hearts
Will bring light into others lives
Shining bright just like the star we have seen
On the longest night
It will endure
Through the coldest season
Just like the evergreen
Evergreens don't actually stay “all shades of green everyday”—yews, larches and some cypresses shift or drop needles in cold, so that constancy reads more as wish than fact. The Dec 27, 2020, alignment of Jupiter and Saturn is a better anchor for endurance; even the best tools for AI work need revision, not a fixed color. Light persists through care, not botanical guarantee.
Anyone leading a quiet winter solstice circle—teachers, hospice volunteers, or families marking the longest night—could use this as a read-aloud before asking what light they carry. The Jupiter and Saturn conjunction gives a concrete sky image, while the evergreen standing through the coldest season gives a promise. Pair it with printable winter reflection worksheets so people can write their own lines. The engagement ring detail makes it personal, not just seasonal.
Reading the lines about Jupiter and Saturn aligning on the longest night, I remembered standing in my backyard with my dad, trying to spot that great conjunction through bare branches. The evergreen detail stuck with me too: those trees don’t wait for spring to look alive. I’ve started noticing how tracking the returning light helps me through January’s grayness, even if it’s just a daily glance. That small ritual keeps the poem’s promise practical for me.
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I like how “evergreen” reminds us that some values and connections never fade. It made me think of Paw Tenant, where the focus is also on steady support systems that bring comfort over time.