Ribbons of Light

Ribbons of light rained down tonight, From a moonless, inky sky. So bright they were as they blew about, So near and yet so high. I watched transfixed in wonderment, As they twisted and billowed out, And wondered at their merriment, As they glowed and danced about. I'm stricken by mystical beauty, As they writhe across the sky; Twisting, turning, shooting, churning, As through the night they fly. They seem to be a living thing, At play in the midnight blue; In a cabalistic ocean, Of deepest, darkest hue; Bringing out their colors, Like a rainbow come alive, And I'm so blessed to see them, As they bend and twist and dive. The wonders of God's handiwork, Nature at it's best, Is shown to me when we're alone, And I'm My Maker's guest. Judy Ball "Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years." Genesis 1:14 And It Was So.