Driving To the Light

driving away from a long pristine shoreline where waves roll upon sand corralled by crumbling cliffs driving toward a haven for sunbathers listening to ice cream vendor’s jingles on boardwalk backed beaches In the rear view mirror darkness touches the ground out where thousands of freedoms shine in a sapphire sky through the windscreen an orange glow reaches to the heavens a million incandescent possibilities illuminating the avenues of advance and you in the driver’s seat lit by dashboard lights your hands commanding the wheel persistently pursuing promising prospects