Arc of the Solstice
High summer’s solstice is the year’s proud crown:
The sun has reached his apogee, and now
Will linger through July’s life-ripening days
Then drift into a worn Augustan gold
September is a sort of seasonal coup
Who in the equinoctial treaty signs
For a slow dissolution of the sun
And all his ancient power to rule and reign
In his old age the sun is seldom seen –
Diana, then, is crowned as winter’s queen
Jun 22, 2017
Jun 22, 2017 at 5:01 PM UTC
Arc of the Solstice
High summer’s solstice is the year’s proud crown:
The sun has reached his apogee, and now
Will linger through July’s life-ripening days
Then drift into a worn Augustan gold
September is a sort of seasonal coup
Who in the equinoctial treaty signs
For a slow dissolution of the sun
And all his ancient power to rule and reign
In his old age the sun is seldom seen –
Diana, then, is crowned as winter’s queen
Channeling Elizabethans