Advent calendar 23: the star

‘But when I lifted up my headFrom shadows shaken on the snow,I saw Orion in the eastBurn steadily as long ago.’– Sarah Teasdale, ‘Winter Stars’ in Flame and Shadow (1920) Today’s image: the star Stars brim with allegory, mystery, possibility and promise; from a distance, they have always intrigued. They symbolise purity and good fortune and, … Continue reading Advent calendar 23: the star