Thursday, January 14, 2021

THE HUNT FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS - by Lesley Elaine Greenwood

 




THE  HUNT  FOR  THE  NORTHERN  LIGHTS


by  Lesley Elaine Greenwood



Snowy white fox of the Arctic,
was it your brush-like tail
that sprayed snow, like crystal sparks,
adorning the dark sky with a shimmering veil?
Are you the Northern Lights ?


Flourishing forest fungi,
was it your luminescent glow
that ignited fires across the frozen North,
covering the woodland floor, so very long ago?
Are you the Northern Lights ?


Plentiful waters of Lapland
was it the light falling into your seas,
that reflected back off the fishes shiny, wet scales
into the streams of the sky ? If so please,
Are you the Northern lights ?


Or was it the solar winds that, colliding with earth's gasses,
started to glow, creating streamers in their masses?
A magnificent array of colours. Reds, greens, violets, blues,
A mystical curtain of  bright celestial hues.
Constantly in motion.
A beautiful blaze of auroral displays
Around Heaven's swirling ocean.


AURORA BOREALIS !
Trailing bands of luminous  plasma,
Spellbinding, magical sights.
A plethora of colourful waves from the  sun.
Was He the creator of the wonderful
Northern Lights ?