Birkeland Currents

birkeland currents flowing through
endless space, through me and you
twisting as they move along
from somewhere else to where they've gone

powering stars from in between
through plasma in an unseen stream
glowing when in synchrotron
radiation...then they're gone

ever onwards through the deep
when awake and when we sleep
birkeland currents are the power
in the beauty of a flower

shining brightly through the Sun
in the lives of everyone
faster than the speed of light
through the cosmos without night

birkeland currents flowing through
endless space, through me and you
through this place and in this time
inspired me to write this rhyme