QUOTE(kati @ Jan 7 2007, 04:09 PM)

i wanna see aurora borealis somewhere in finland, in cold dark winter, with LOTS of snow...i think this would be like a lifetime achievement of my travelling...
kati, I live in Canada and have witnessed the Northern Lights many times a most magical experience it inspired me to write this poem
A.
AURORAS BOREALIS
The night descends and the show begins.
The pulsing clouds of
filmy arcs of light on
the northern horizon.
I watch in awe goose bumps
running down my arms…
The dance in the sky
billowing and swirling
like a woman’s skirt
the colors of a rainbow
propelled by some
distant cosmic wind...
I feel eternal, smitten, exhilarated …
The sky stays alive with rolling
luminescence called coronal auroras.
Decided structure and hues converge
disappear and reaper giving the sensation
of sound and reverberation.
It is magical, spiritual, wondrous….
Again and again in an intense display
the undulating veils are over powered
by swirling fluttering clouds that lurch
over the sky in a matter of seconds
in shades of red, green, and violet
lasting from a few minutes to an hour.
The atmosphere around me feels
supernatural and scared…
This is truly one of nature’s greatest spectacles
I feel fortuned and blest.
Mantario Lake
September 8, 2005