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  • The Solace of Solstice Dreams
  • Elizabeth Kirschner (bio)

To give the gift of silenceis to let a rose openin someone else's body, letthe petals of the heart soften.Velvet rose, snowy rose,its scent the perfumeof the human soul which iswhat we are most of all.The soul of silence, the heartof silence and the feathersof resplendent snow featheringdown to an earth so quietpeace is upon us, peaceand the solace of solstice dreamsthat lift us above all that is mortal,wounded while loss lullsa lullaby sweetly, deeply. [End Page 102]

Elizabeth Kirschner

Elizabeth Kirschner has published five volumes of poetry, most recently, Surrender to Light (Cherry Grove Collections, 2009) and My Life as a Doll (Autumn House Press, 2008). She has collaborated with many composers, with her poems appearing on three CDs including The Revelations of Divine Love by Carson Cooman, which has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Kittery Point, ME.

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