Southern Steve (tournament round submission)

I once met Steve on my way  
To the grocery store in our tiny town
As I drove along the wooded way
I saw red glowing throughout the sky
And thought to myself  
Who's house Is on fire  
 
I finally came to a break in the bottom  
( low lying stretch of land )
We live in The South
You must understand  
The open sky revealed to me
A cloud of red laying low
Moving slow and erratically
I called my husband freaking out
I described the curious colored cloud  
 
Don't get out of the car  
You'll get abducted  
He actually said that
I ignored what he instructed  
He said,  you're crazy  
You're going to die
Just couldn't believe  
What was before my eyes
 
Next morning on the news
The mystery was explained  
Aurora Boreales
From a southern view  
Apparently it's very rare  
Below the Mason Dixon line  
To see an apparition of this kind  
 
But I was one of the few
Brave enough to face the unknown  
To marvel at the strange beauty  
Of what too few knew what to call
Wasn't an alien invasion
T'was just a Steve after all
 
Or so I was informed recently  
Guess you really do
Every day learn something new
Btw, story here is 100% true