A haiku written by Lee Sonogan

I did take comfort in the vespers and compline. I might have become a monk if I hadn’t come out. – John Cameron Mitchell
Omisoka eve,
Twilight zone nativity.
Year over year ho-heave!
Pagan Romans started their midwinter celebrations with the feast of Saturnalia on 17 December, ending them with a new year festival, the Kalendae Januariae, at the start of January – both were celebrated with parties and the exchange of gifts. – Alice Roberts
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