Thursday, December 16, 2021

For anyone who is lost for words at Christmas

Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific
     Fain would I fathom thy nature specific
Loftily poised in the ether capacious
     Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous!
Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific
     Fain would I fathom thy nature specific

 
When torrid Phoebus removeth his presence
     Ceasing to lamp us with fierce incandescence
Then you illumine the regions supernal
     Scintillate, scintillate, semper nocturnal.
Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific
     Fain would I fathom thy nature specific

 
The traveler on lusterless peregrination
     Gratefully hails your minute coruscation
He could not determine his journey’s direction
     But for your bright scintillating protection.
Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific
     Fain would I fathom thy nature specific
 

(Author unknown but this is believed to date from the mid 19th century)

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