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.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 8/10/2011 10:37:00 AM
Simply pleasing poetic expressions, Judy
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Date: 8/9/2011 10:06:00 PM
As guests of the Master artist, we are blessed to see rainbows, beautiful night skies and all of His handiwork. Not only nature at its best, but poetry at its best as well, Judy. Blessings, Carolyn
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Judy Ball
Date: 8/10/2011 12:44:00 AM
Thank you so much Carolyn. Glad you like it. God Bless, JB
Date: 8/9/2011 8:51:00 PM
Thanks so much Jack. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
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Date: 8/9/2011 8:45:00 PM
Wonderful georgeous write the colors amazing and God made it all.....I love it.....with love...old Jack
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Date: 8/9/2011 8:53:00 PM
Ooops! Darn it I did it again. I wrote my reply to you to thank you for your comment in the wrong spot and it looksed like I commented on my own poem!!! Sorry Jack. Thanks so much/ God Bless, JB
Date: 8/9/2011 8:31:00 PM
Another fine one hun....lol. I was so transfixed into it as I read. :-)
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Date: 8/9/2011 8:53:00 PM
Thanks so much Dan. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
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