Fiery Skyscrapers
FIERY SKYSCRAPERS
City is dull as a fired gun
When the sun goes down
Lights not yet lit, buildings dun :
Sunset’s last gleaming on the town.
Reflection from buildings follows
The lowering flaming sun. Glaring,
He makes gilded castles, mirrors windows
With orange-yellow fiery flaring.
Armor-plated against the forces of darkness
These Gideon-polished glass shields *
Inflict sun-reflect on an enemy helpless.
A golden weapon he wields.
Standing proud above they seem
Fearless of the dark, signaling to me -
As the Shining Towers of Illium gleamed *
When Helen first spied them from the sea.
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NOTES
At sunset the windows of many skyscrapers are dazzling in the reflected sunlight, often turning the entire building to shimmering gold.
* Illium = Troy. Helen was the woman ultimately responsible for the destruction of Troy.
* Gideon was a famous leader of the Israelites in Biblical times, winning a battle by polishing his soldiers’ shields and blinding his foes with reflected sunlight.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2011
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