Chasing the Aurora Borealis
dark tongue of cloud
almost licks moon from dark sky
beyond dark island to south
silver slices slate-black sea
sliver of light skips island
silver way wider and closer
bathes beach in silvery light
aurora hides in dark
northern sky
© January 2014/May 2017: Margret Powell-Joss
light fades
silver-fingered sea
reaches into darkening land
© 2 January 2014: Margret Powell-Joss