River of Light
by Marc Mangel
Broomfield, Colorado
Omni Interlocken Hotel
11th floor
The Denver-Boulder highway
3 pm
The highway flows
Cars in both directions
No shocks, no waves
Smoothness
5 pm
Dusk
Cars visible
Lights on
White on one side
Red on the other
A river of light
6 pm
Evening
Only lights now
White lights
Red lights
A river of light
9 pm
Night
Lights reflected in a mountainous building
Looming over the highway
Only white
A river of light
Shining, reflecting, flowing
Jan-Feb 2017