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Aurora #7908531
07/18/23 04:47 PM
07/18/23 04:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,859
Idaho, Lemhi County
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Gulo Offline OP
"On The Other Hand"
Gulo  Offline OP
"On The Other Hand"
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Joined: Jan 2009
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Idaho, Lemhi County
Whenever a chance to witness the dance
Of the magical northern lights,
Comes your way, I'm here to say
You'll be awe-struck and filled with delight.

You'll raise your eyes toward darkened skies,
Your mouth will hang open; slack-jaw.
How can this show amid ice and snow
Be reality that you saw?

But it's true and it's square, those lights up there
Are something at which you must stare.
They're blazing for you in a colorful hue
That has nothing with which to compare.

I seen 'em fold in red and gold
And blazon one horizon to other
Until they lie across the sky.
All starlight they did smother.

Nothing I write can describe the light.
No words for the ebbs and the flows.
No description of blues and other hues.
They're beyond mere mortal prose.

Jack

Last edited by Gulo; 05/06/24 09:22 AM. Reason: mistyped

Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #7909037
07/19/23 10:27 AM
07/19/23 10:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 16,826
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Paul Dobbins Offline
"Trapperman custodian"
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 16,826
Goldsboro, North Carolina
You painted a beautiful picture in words. Brought back memories.


John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

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Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #7909155
07/19/23 01:31 PM
07/19/23 01:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,859
Idaho, Lemhi County
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Gulo Offline OP
"On The Other Hand"
Gulo  Offline OP
"On The Other Hand"
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Joined: Jan 2009
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Idaho, Lemhi County
Thanks Paul.

Jack


Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #7909161
07/19/23 01:40 PM
07/19/23 01:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,893
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
Sharon Offline
"American Honey"
Sharon  Offline
"American Honey"

Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,893
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
So lovely, how the mind can paint a picture that others can even see , just as they do the lights themselves.

I'm looking forward to my trip into the northern Alaska range next March, and every night, look to enjoy them.

They show nicely here too , just not as often.

Well done, Jack.

Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #7909172
07/19/23 01:50 PM
07/19/23 01:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,570
McGrath, AK
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white17 Offline

"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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Posts: 35,570
McGrath, AK


Mean As Nails
Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #7909184
07/19/23 01:56 PM
07/19/23 01:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,893
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
Sharon Offline
"American Honey"
Sharon  Offline
"American Honey"

Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,893
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
I love that song.....thank you.....

Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #7915282
07/28/23 08:56 PM
07/28/23 08:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 29,809
Eastern Shore of Maryland
HobbieTrapper Offline
"Chippendale Trapper"
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"Chippendale Trapper"

Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 29,809
Eastern Shore of Maryland
I’ve only seen them in ink.


-Goofy-
Re: Aurora [Re: Gulo] #8164990
07/02/24 07:45 PM
07/02/24 07:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 43,400
Northern Maine
Bruce T Offline
trapper
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Posts: 43,400
Northern Maine
Very true.Love seeing them.


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