Frank called the Solstice a Gemini day.
The astrologer in me immediately raised an eyebrow.
The twins had already packed their bags and handed the Sun over to Cancer.
Still,
I understood what he meant.
The Solstice stands between worlds—
light and dark, summer and winter,
beginning and ending.
Perhaps that is the most Gemini thing about it after all.
twins leave the doorway
Cancer welcomes the sunlight—
the wheel turns once more
Haibun Monday 6-22-26: First Solstice
Frank Tassone, here, your host for Haibun Monday, where we blend prose and haiku to fashion the form Basho loved. Today, let’s talk about the first Solstice of this year! A real Gemini of a day, depending on your locale: the Solstice is the longest day/shortest night of the year, or vice versa. It marks the official commencement of either Summer or Winter. Ancient peoples, from the Mesa Verde cliff dwellers to the mysterious builders of Stonehenge, designed their marvels to calculate the arrival of this Celestial pivot.
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— Maggie The Afterlove Voice 💫
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