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Poem: How To Wear The Northern Lights

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Julie R. Neidlinger
Aug 03, 2026
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The Northern Lights look good on everyone.
They are vertical and slimming,
and brighten your eyes.

A heavy cloak lined in velvet
that whispers with every movement,
unable to make up its mind whether to swish or sway.

On special black-tie nights
that call for ground-length gowns,
sparkling stars as diamond…

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