New York City nights

Were I a giant
And New York City
A luminous carpet
Against the night
I could tiptoe among the lights
And pick the prettiest
As a bright glowing bouquet
Let the rest of this glitter lighted grid
Spread out before me
To wander in
As if in
Black grassy fields
Covered in sparkling morning dew
To splash up sparks and fireworks
On my feet
Then I could take in all this amazing buzzing city
And its infinite dazzling wonders



I could gather up
Night lighted
New York City
As a luminous bouquet
To fill my arms
Buzzing with hundreds of languages
Or busy working ants in all those sky scrapers



In a yellow cab crossing the Queensboro Bridge
Into Long Island City Queens
Notice that New York City
Is all laid out before you
And in an instant I want to swallow in whole
All the light of the night
The Pepsi-Cola sign on the East River
The Chrysler Building
And let it light me up inside