Mid-Laughter and Lights

The lights blink like fireflies as laughter echoes the summer air, rides spun dizzying circles as I sniffed the scent of popcorn everywhere. Ticket stubs is sweaty palms, fingers laced with sugar thrill. Goldfish prize in plastic bag and stuffed bears won with lucky skill. Each booth--a doorway to memory, in twilight and at the break of dawn. The fun, joy, and the laughter that tangled and lingers within. Ferris wheel held secrets in it's own soft and thin. Cotton candy twilight melts and neon lights begin to shimmer across the sky. Music bustle throughout the stands. Neon pulses, laughter swirls in rhythm Strangers meet at the carnival. Night wraps us in its glowing pearls. Children screeched on spinning rides, hearts pounded from time to time. Teenage glances on a date-- blush, shared shy rhyme.as they walked by. The world is free to see the giant swing, as if leaning on the sky and touching the stars. For a moment, mid-laughter and lights, the night feels boundless, full of love!