{"seoTitle":"Solstice - A Short Winter Poem","seoDescription":"A short poem by Pemba Umoja about dreaming under the winter sun, melted snow glittering like stars in the cobblestones, and the light still waiting within.","keywords":"Solstice poem, winter poem, poem about dreams, poem about stars, cobblestone poem, contemplative poetry, Pemba Umoja poems","line1":"I was dreaming under the sun.","line2":"","line3":"The snow that melted made tiny rivulets in the cobblestones","line4":"that glittered like the star-filled sky in the late morning.","line5":"","line6":"Although it was frigid,","line7":"the sun warmed my face enough for me to remember summertime.","line8":"","line9":"The stars in the cobblestone puddles brought back memories of lost dreams","line10":"floating in the black universe of time.","line11":"","line12":"Dreaming under the sun in the winter.","line13":"","line14":"Never too late to peer at the stars within","line15":"to see them sparkle","line16":"","line17":"and perhaps even to reach for and touch their rays."}