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2022: The Longest Night of the Year

from Wassail! by Paul Heilker

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The Longest Night of the Year

All these bare ruined choirs
And this white, withered sun
Each December’s a prayer
Beneath the holiday fun

It’s just the tilt of the world
Our silly seasonal game
But these darkening hours
Feel like I am to blame

And there’s so much to do
So much slipping away
But I can see it from here, so clear
The longest night of the year

So I’ll pull on my coat
And I’ll pack up my pain
Strap myself in my car
Strap myself in a plane

As I flee and I fly
Make the pilgrimage home
To our gathering here, so near
The longest night of the year

Love the ones who are here
Grieve for those who are gone
Give each other the strength
To just keep keeping on

So let’s bring in the tree
And let’s put up the lights
Make our comfort and joy right here
The longest night of the year

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from Wassail!, released December 19, 2015

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Paul Heilker Blacksburg, Virginia

I'm a guitar player, singer, writer, and teacher from Blacksburg, Virginia, by way of Chicago, Fort Worth, Fort Collins, and Wantagh, Long Island.

My dad was a music teacher who insisted that there was good music (and shit) in every genre. Hence, my tastes are pretty eclectic, but I am partial to the well-crafted song, whatever its origins.
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