Winter Aylin
Winter Aylin* arrives
The longest night- her hair is raven black
yet the Moon was bright
Borrowed light and a halo around
God formed her beating heart
Breathing life into her spirit
Today she breathes for the first time
And gives us life as well
Beautiful days
Grateful lives
The journey, the joys
A glimpse of love that bonds sisters' hearts and father and mother to daughter
The family, a starling now flying as part of a murmuration- together
Dad and mom look on the sweet loves
Bonds that only grow more secure
All encircled by radiance of Winter Aylin
Oh, what love, oh what a love
“Just how deep and just how high”
The love
Winter - your mother loved you first - soon you will see "summer's light" in December
About this poem: Winter Aylin is a poem about our youngest granddaughter's birth on 12/22/25 during the longest night on the year. She breathed life - so very quickly this night. A dream few weeks before that the baby had very dark hair- and she does. We are so grateful for Winter and look forward to many, many, beautiful times together. Her family and her cousins will be sure that she enjoys this "one beautiful, amazing life" we have to live. - Joe Holuta
*Aylin is a popular Turkish girl's name meaning "moon halo" or "one who belongs to the moon," derived from the Turkish word "ay" (moon) with a feminine suffix. It evokes poetic imagery of the night sky, symbolizing femininity and intuition.
