Light that
Light that shines
Light that shines bright
Light that shines bright like
Light that shines bright like white
Light that shines bright like white lights
In reflections of light like faces glistening
Across windows of radiant white phosphorescence
In a scintillating effect of crossed iridescent beams
of light scattered across the skylights like snow
Above the reflections of figures glittering in the windows
Scattered across the skylights of
All of the lights of the city seen across
the snow white skyline of the city lights
Sparkling in the faces in the white windows
Above the searchlights in between the beams
Of the headlights of the cars on the streets
Of light in the sky above the city of lights
And the white stars glittering in the space like
Points of
Points of light in
Points of light in tight
Points of light in tight little
Points of light in tight little circles of
Points of light in tight little circles of points
Polished into bright little points of light
Glittering on the sparkling white skin
Like starlight on the white marble monuments of the city
Scintillating across the white windows of light
Above the snow white faces in the lights
That shine in the sky above the city of light
Above the city of light
The city of light
Light
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Author Notes
This poem is similar to Connections in that I am aiming here for a density of sound, a subtlety of imagery, and a surreal connection of image to sound to experience. It is another one of my explorations of minimalism, using repetitions of patterns of sound to create the music in language rather than ordered meter and rhyme scheme. Scintillation is part of a project, a collaboration, in which a friend is attempting to set percussion music to the poetry in a mixed media experience. The ultimate aim is to include another friend, a video artist, to incorporate poetry with music and video to create a true mixed media performance. I am interested in listening to the result, and await his rendition. estory
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