Steven Concert, Sunset at Times Square

Sunset At Times Square
A Villanelle
Steven Concert

Reflecting in the setting sun,
mannequins in quiet repose
while bodies crash in unison.

So hurriedly the people run
to destinations no one knows.
Reflecting in the setting sun,

where elegance is mixed with fun,
white limousines in lengthy rows
while bodies crash in unison.

Where gridlock fights the engine’s gun,
the burning fuel assaults the nose.
Reflecting in the setting sun,

the city rhythms beat as one.
Broadway shines, its radiance grows
while bodies crash in unison.

Without a chance to come undone,
the night time falls and neon glows.
Reflecting in the setting sun
while bodies crash in unison.

Steven Concert is a New York native who has been transplanted in northeast Pennsylvania. One of nine children, he finds peace in the middle of chaos. He has logged nearly 100,000 miles on road trips in the name of poetry. He is both a board member of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and vice president of the Pennsylvania Poetry Society. Steven often judges poetry for state and national competitions. His poetry has won awards on local, state, and national levels. His publication credits include Got Verse?, Blue, Listening to Water: The Susquehanna Watershed Anthology, and Mad Poets Review.