Lights of the North

On the crispy wind-chilled night in a ship beyond the bay Looking northward by wind-swept peaks a blue and green foray We shivered in the northern wind watching toward the sky When suddenly more light appeared coming from on high In awe we sat and watched the show, the curtains of unrest The beauty of the wavy green with red and then some gold To live and watch the show for real was better than we’re told In the distant mountains a shelf of snow broke loose to slide Kicking up a glistening cloud high up into the icy wind to ride The snowy cloud was filled with green fringed with red and white From the aurora up above making for a double show tonight Sun’s energy electrified and coursing through the dark Left some lasting memories that surely made their mark