Higher Paint
A purple and white jitterbug –
maybe a few times each year
exploding from the sun’s surface:
red blasts of solar flares, charged
particles.
October 2003 the sun blasts
knocks out satellites,
disrupting power grids. The
rain was magnificent.
A northern aurora (the aurora
borealis) emerges as a glowing
ring. It alters every 5 seconds.
The motivation – elemental curiosity:
this is what happens when the sun
collides with oxygen.
About the Author: L.B. Sedlacek is an award winning poet and author with poetry and fiction appearing in many different journals and zines. Her latest poetry books are “The Adventures of Stick People on Cars” (Alien Buddha Press), “The Architect of French Fries” (Presa Press) and “Words and Bones” (Finishing Line Press.) She is a former Poetry Editor for “ESC! Magazine” and also co-hosted the podcast for the small press, “Coffee House to Go,” for several years. She teaches poetry at local elementary and middle schools and publishes a free resource for poets, “The Poetry Market Ezine.” In her free time, LB enjoys swimming, reading, and taking guitar lessons.
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Image Credit: “Aurora Borealis over the US Navy Ice Camp Sargo” Public Domain
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