The lights were soft and mesmerizing, of many hues and twinkling in the trees. They cast a patchwork glow upon the snowy ground that reminded Kelty of her Nan's quilts.

burgundy

crimson lime

teal

canary violet

ruby

blue

And the eager night with its terrors and its long fingers stood back and kept its own counsel, fearful of the lights and this child who dispelled its mysteries. For never before in the town was there one such as her who had the power to banish darkness with beauty.

Kelty wept softly, then slipped her feet back into her fur lined boots.