NORTHERN LIGHTS
Way up North where Santa lives
And magic is everywhere;
Where snow and ice
Have to suffice
And frigidity fills the air,
There's a little machine
That few have seen
It works on winter nights.
It rolls and churns
And spins and turns
And creates the Northern Lights!
And here is an illustration
That captures this wondrous thing.
Can't you see the swirls
And ripples and curls
Of the manufacturing?
From the heart of this wondrous motor
See the ribbons of light go forth!
Soon they will fly
Up to the sky
And entrance the folk up North.
Like magic they'll flow and flutter,
Like magic they'll swoop and spread,
And the rich dark night
Will be filled with light
Dancing up overhead!
Another piece of sky-whimsy here:
Very nice poem and lovely photo. I haven't seen the Northern lights for years now. I can remember when I was a child, we would sometimes see the sky to the North, flickering the different colors.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour poem makes me think of The Golden Compass stories.
ReplyDeleteHow nice to see that you wrote a charming and lovely poem based on a fractal on my blog! That's so special! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou and Sue make a good pair!
ReplyDeleteTruly whimsicalism..!!! A blend of colour and rhyme.
ReplyDeleteI like the photo and the poem. Very nice! Makes me feel whimsical. ;-)
ReplyDeletePaz
Old Grizz and Old Grizz's cousin Bartolome and good friend "sneaky snake" love this poem and we are wondering if there are any more of the wild machines for sale.
ReplyDeleteSo do the Northern Lights look like the bottom picture. I've never seen them. Cute little poem.
ReplyDeleteA magical little poem. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWow nice verses..just so original and beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteMarinela
Truly magical !
ReplyDeleteI have never seen it and don't know if i ever will :(
Thanks for the pic :)
This poem has a great natural rythym, I like all those little rhymed couplets; it makes it feel very whimisical. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteNow I believe...
ReplyDeleteLove this piece. Well done you.
ReplyDeleteC.F.
I love your work Brenda. I once saw the aurora australis years ago. Very rare and I was entranced.
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem, I wish a machine like that really existed!
ReplyDeleteAnother winner! Your words and the picture are just perfect.
ReplyDeletei could not help but to smile reading your post and when i saw the fractal i was wondering is that tumblewords? how can one deny the beauty of the northern lights...
ReplyDeleteDefinite alchemy. Wish we got some southern lights down here too.
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