"Love came down at Christmas;
Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Stars and angels gave the sign."
- Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
"I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become… but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother and distress." - May Sarton
The first quote is from Christina Rossetti, one of my favorite English poets! I love poetry from later British Literature, and Christina Rossetti as well as her brother, who was another amazing poet. And I feel like the second one completely conveys my experience with the holidays-- I'm so exhausted, but I'm looking forward to just seeing all of my family tomorrow morning.
Merry Christmas!
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