The Beauty Of The Light

A poem for the season

Photo by manu schwendener on Unsplash

One of my favorite Christmas lights displays in NYC is not / Rockefeller center / or Macy’s infamous windows / or the show at Sak’s Fifth Avenue / but a tiny, simple display of holiday magic on 55th street between 8th and 9th avenue / It’s there that tons of white Christmas lights hang from the trees that line the block / like bits of sparkle / or glitter / or confetti / As if Santa’s…