Soul-song of the Lights
Life is rich and varied on the Good Ship Boudicca,
so many things to occupy our days.
While we cruise along the fjords the sun lights up our stern;
snow-capped mountains mirrored in the millpond bays.
The midnight hour approaches, the Aurora comes to call,
a stampede to pay homage swamps the decks.
Shimmering drapes waft and waver with the soul-song of the lights,
with wonder in our hearts we crane our necks.
The full moon salutes Venus, but no-one seems to see.
They are pale against the Aurora curtained skies
which lights the Northern skies with pulsing rainbow hues
reflecting in the skyward gazing eyes.
Our Odyssey successful, we settle to enjoy
the wonders of this chilly Arctic land,
to learn about the Sami and the reindeer that they herd
as they fight the battle that these lands demands.
(C) 2014 Terri Richardson
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