Northern Lights

I’m not always lively,

The sun must awaken me

With charges

Sent across the void

To tickle my electrons.

When they settle down again--         

A flash!

A photon is released,

And then you see my full glory.

The light streams through the atmosphere

Bending at my will to reveal

Striking colors that flow.

Sometimes I let my halo show

Other times I twirl the hem

Of my star-spangled robe,

And it flutters to and fro.

Most often I’ve a pale green hue,

But sometimes the rainbow emerges.

On occasion I can be so bold

As to fill the entire sky;

And then there are times when I am shy,

Barely peeking above the horizon.

At times I can be so full of joy

That I pulse frenetically,

So exuberant.

But my favorite nights are the times 

When the air is very still.

The waters yield a perfect reflection,

And I dance with myself

Into the night.

Today's prompt:  Write a poem from a different perspective.  You can find the video that inspired my descriptions here.