“Aura Borealis” by Therese Taylor

Aura Borealis

Magnetic electricity

Swirling beams of mystery

Waterfalls of light

A rare wondrous sight

Ribbons of colour dance

A northern romance

Spirits in the sky

Charged from on high

Awakening souls to see

Beauty in our world so free

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Therese Taylor has written columns for her local paper, is a former editor of Women’s Culinary Network News and an environmental activist. Co-owner of Dan T’s Inferno Foods, she has a Masters degree in Journalism and is working on a book about her Mom. She lives in Mississauga with her husband and three children and loves to write poetry.

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