From One World Trade Center, New York. Poem by Ravi Panamanna

At night, from the observation deck
New York is but a diamond necklace.
She is a lass in every inch,
Her vision very enthralling and rich.

Look there! the Statue of Liberty spires,
Look yonder! the Empire State lures.
Within a radial arc fall three bridges-
Brooklyn and two other, studded with beads!

Just peep right under your nose,
You can feel wings and the flap of yore.
Two Squares, fountains and a park-
The site of 9/11 lay in cataclysmic tears.

Skyscrapers numerous lay scattered all around,
Hudson, Harlem flow far below profound.
Along the Manhattan, The East River,
All add to the view grace and power.

Streets appear a stripe of gilded ribbon,
Dots of light adorn the night by trillion.
Manhattan by night is any tourist's forcing dream,
New York by night is anybody's ice-cream!

Here I stand enjoying the scene,
Here, my thoughts are prolific and serene.
From where eagles dare, over a hundred floor,
The world is a twinkling lore,
Very much a feast to the core and galore.

25th September 2017.