Aurora

what starry sky rises above

as I watch the horizon glowing

in greens, lights so eerie, haunting,

dancing in the electric field of space

is there such earthly glow at the other pole

or are we at the North so keenly graced

with the show of passionate light

they swerve and sway, a magnetic waltz

of bright charms serving no purpose

that we are allowed to know

but to bless the onlookers in curiosity

are there beings of another world responsible

or is our planet giving birth

to new energies, new forms of life

as she restores her own beauty, elegance

Aethers

if you’re out there in the aethers

can you see the pain we’re feeling

have you come to ease our passage

do you watch us all in wonder

have you been through pain as we face

these growing pains that hit like lightning

I’d like to say we’re filled with love

that we reach out to our fellows

with compassion, grace and charity

but truthfully our balloons have popped

our youthful eyes are full of tears

there is much hate among us

there is no longer the assumption

that we have lofty goals in common

yet we see different paths to get there

so my people fight and cry out

can you hear our pain across the light years

will you help us with our training wheels

if you’re out there in the aethers

The Dream Returns

like the scent of jasmine wafting on the wind

the ephemeral mysteries of each person’s path

how choices we make grow bright or dim

and we rise until our fortune fails us

yet with heads held high we take or give

in dubious cause our goals we pursue

until the day our treasure is eclipsed

and graciously we sashay off the stage

those who travel in parallel journeys

watch for our certainty, our resolve

we laugh in an effort to avoid our fears

sending each poltergeist back to the darkness

and we, then, retreat not a single step

but imperiously flaunt our vanities

though greatly lift our fellows likewise

and listen for the clarion call

to bring us all into the final light

the dream returns as does our might