Goodbye Sunlight, Hello Moon

Darkness in the upper latitudes

falls at four in the afternoon now,

it's hard for most,

but what they don't see

if they stay inside and hibernate

is the new world that comes alive,

snow brightly fills up the shadows,

and stars guide the way,

the northern lights dance

for those who stay up late enough.

We may have lost what little evening

sunlight there was,

but in it we gained the moonlight.