of Hoover Dam on a December evening swirling tomb of workers
soft above the alcove where Madeline Contino keeps a statue of the Virgin· w/three dimes under
it
lavender floating around Leo the time I saw his aura
office lights in the form of a massive cross on the General Telephone building
the Christmas night I walked the beach from pier to pier
Blue Dot flashes of a lifetime's living rooms .
of the Longwood Gardens fountains lit up by DuPont
broken flashing Ship's red arrow Olympic/La Cienega
black light of the poster room at Third Eye head shop
in Encino, 1969, where I met Dick Van Dyke
through the stained glass windows at Ida Carver's house when she showed me her medals
for diving &nd tennis, she was 80
orbiting mirrors might illuminate troubled NYC in the 90's?
of the purple fly zapper in Mary's kitchen or Susan's patio
miniature ship on top of Variety Arts Theatre seen from the green and red glow of
The Pantry's beacon off Figueroa
of the Mutual of Omaha Tower gone forever
blue digital clock light before I dream
of the bulb Mr. Olinsky stuck in a solution make it work
$20,000 worth of miniature flashlights for Olympics close
lights that used to say " P.J.'s" at the Starwood from across the street at
Wil Wright's Ice Cream Parlor
from flying saucers in the Andes or Grant's Pass, Oregon
lights that went off in the Empire State Building elevator on my first visit
sci-fi processing plant off the 405 near Redondo
through the eclipse box Ricki & Caren made in 4th grade
dim incandescent light of the abortion service waiting room
pink and white light through Leah's window after the March blizzard 178th St.
Death Ray light of the Defense Department's recent Experiments
white light at the end of the hall in my recurring death dream
of Wooster St.'s pink July dawns w/Venus out the kitchen window
the Sun that dries rags on the shores of Africa
Sun that rots grain in the silos of America
light of the sea anemone lamp Belle & Ely gave me
of Skee Ball Place on Central Pier over the giant Pink Panthers
Crime Stopper street lamps make Miami nights glow orange
mirrored ball in underground roller rink where Mike and I played hooky
entire city of Pittsburgh once a year at Christmas
massive granite War Memorial in Indianapolis Thanksgiving night
lights of all Los Angeles darkened just after Pearl Harbor