On this penultimate evening of the Twelve Days of Christmas it's cool and quiet at Laurel Ridge. It's so clear the first stars shining blue white, yellow, and red feel close and the anticipation of seeing a fireball from the Quadrantid meteor shower at its peak runs high. I am reminded of other stars and other nights as this festival nears its close.
Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold)
Lux,
Calida gravisque pura velut aurum
Et canunt angeli molliter
modo natum.
Light,
warm and heavy as pure gold
and angels sing softly
to the new-born babe.
Sources
Photos and Illustration:
Family files
Text:
ericwhitacre.com, Lux Aurumque, lyrics by Edward Esch translated to Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri
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