City Street Lights

City Street Lights


Soft yellow eyes peek down cluttered alleys
sad candle like glow for dumpster diners.
Children hurry home at street light curfew
drawn to the aromatic kitchens glow.

Blue lights of limos cruise the downtown lanes
basking in the cold fluorescent neon,
glaring invitations to fine dining
precursor to the evenings rising tide.

Harbor ferries bob like Chinese lanterns
gentle beacons adrift on loving’s sea,
edged by arcing glow of throbbing city
ablaze against the crushing cone of night.

TARNDAI

John G. Lawless
Find the Puzzle – Poetry Contest
9/29/2014
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mehta Avatar
October 10, 2014 at 10:35 PM
Dropping back to congratulate you, John
Meier-Hans Avatar
October 10, 2014 at 6:28 PM
Congratulations on your win John
Allison Avatar
October 10, 2014 at 4:17 PM
lovely imagery John many congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx
Mehta Avatar
September 30, 2014 at 10:17 AM
Nice take and solving the puzzle with this fine write, John
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