Tree-Lighting
7 December 2017
The annual event augmented this year
by a fantastic light show
projected from within
the Conservatory of Flowers
And a Winter Carnival midway
through the pitch black
and chilly park
Where Haight Ashbury
meets the Park
Xmas fantasia abound
New Years babies
fill the void
left by the departed
All about the high life
for the affluent
Stanyon Street
and other sorrows
Tour buses still point out
hippie stragglers
The big trees
of Golden Gate Park
a storybook experience
every time
Actually down
with a sharp cold but
I don't want to stay home
and be all hang dog,
Events happen once
I'm headed into the Park,
deep into the trees
The tree-lighting, Santa
and two glamorous Mayors
are planned for this location
the McLaren Lodge
Ride on the Love Train
Here is the great tree
to be illuminated
at nightfall
A little acid flashback
solar light show of my own
A tiny black girl with solo keyboard
had talent and a mature voice
a little Nina Simone but happier
Decal reads:
Make America Love Again
Tired of waiting
during a desultory pre show
with songs and lapses
A fire truck showed up
with lights flashing
and Santa Claus got out
Shadows are falling
and I've been here all day
I was getting too restless
bored by lack of focus
The mayors were clearly
in no hurry to show up
I put on my figurative
figure skates
and did a double-axle
into the glowing carnival
Turn on
tune out
drop in
to
Winter Lights Part II
(Light Show)
7 December 2017
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