playing soccer with a walrus skull

this is reportedly one explanation

 for the northern lights

 i prefer the notion that 

northern lights,

while perfect gifts when seen,

 are visible in the daylight, too,

maybe not in the chickadee's eyes anymore, 

but

 they are perfect in between

the hollow grasses of winter

brittle and sharp

 or seen as frosting on the substrate

 of the great northern woods in winter

 or,

as here,

early winter.

not yet solstice

 but damned cold anyway.

the woods seems to dance 

this time of year,

and only the deer hunters are out late

to witness woods wildness.

and in town, 

a green miracle

by the gaming store, under the law office.