I heard a bird sing in the dark of December,
a magical thing and sweet to remember.
We're nearer to spring than we were in September.
I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.
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I think I memorized that in grade school, and I always liked the notion that spring is coming. That's why I enjoyed Mary's characterization of her Christmas cactus as "the first bloom of the season."
Pretty! S.
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