Annette Nichols, Orange Sky, 2015, digital photograph

To Be North (a poem)

To be north is to be above water,

to be above ground,

to be in the sky.

To be north is to be high.

To be north is to see the northern lights.

To be north is to be above it all.

To be north is to be with the people.

Annette Nichols, Orange Sky, 2015, photograph

Poem and photograh by Annette Nichols