Tonight I walked under the stars through the snow & stopped & looked at my far sparklers…
Tonight I walked under the stars through the snow & stopped & looked at my far sparklers & heard the voice of the wind so slight & pure & deep as if it were the sound of the stars themselves revolving.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks 5:454
Christmas Eve is special to enjoy snow and a crisp cool night; just before midnight it is very quiet. The stillness softens the soul. All is well.