London Lights by Ali Znaidi

London Lights

For London Miss Olympia 2012

Though it is called the city of fog,

& though most of the time black bleak clouds

are blankets for her bedroom skies,

London is always a source of light.

Lingering lights that never dwindle,

the way fine lustrous alabaster

always radiates from Aphrodite’s body.

Mysterious lights go cosmic

when reflected in her bedroom Eyes.

The full moon seems so rich

when entombed in the Thames river,

so crystalline & sleeky—

a panacea for weary souls.

Radiance and glow mingle.

London lights are rare to find.

They dazzle your eyes,

& quell the hunger

of your heart, spirit and mind.

Even the blind would thank God

for not going astray

because London lights are such

a tender guide—

an onyx rainbow watching over

the city of fog,

creating cascades of fathomless/ endless

lumonisity:

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24/04/2012