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Lights In the Distance

Sitting here in my apartment listening to the Mets game on the radio Looking out my window seeing the lights from a nearby building How many lives are being acted out Here in the vast metropolis How many romances, how many dreams Are taking place behind the lights Imagination can go only so far Reality can out pace it anytime City Dwellers feel the excitement(and the angst) which the asphalt homeland is famous for Life is a funny thing Our concerns are a small thing in the vastness of the cosmos But millions of city lives create indelible patterns Which become the soul of the city The young, the old, the male, the female all participate In the dance of the masses This dance of civilization Which continues despite sorrow and regret This dance cof urban life revives the many hope-filled dwellersw In the concrete canyons of New York City l

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 7/15/2012 11:12:00 PM
nicely put together Matthew ;}
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Date: 6/15/2012 7:17:00 AM
That is a wonderful poem so insightful. Your writing is great my friend.
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Date: 6/14/2012 11:41:00 AM
Light of love & love of light between two ..wonderful poem & thank you for your comments. ~always&forever Lynette
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Date: 6/13/2012 7:11:00 AM
wow ... it makes you think you are there watching with you. great work !
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Date: 6/11/2012 9:24:00 PM
Good evening Matt, that is a good questions,, how many plays are being played.. i think life is all about quantity, the bigger the vast,, the more exciting life gets around them cosmos. I also like the image of following ones footstep, that might lead to who knows what?? thank you xox~LINDA
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Date: 6/10/2012 9:17:00 PM
You describe the city with brilliance. The sounds, the lights and action are all here. Loved it!
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Date: 6/10/2012 12:17:00 AM
well, there ya go again, Matt, speaking so eloquently for the city!!! Good one.
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Date: 6/7/2012 10:08:00 AM
wow nicely done,great view Matthew
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