| Show Highlights of New York The Main 1 Stems Stem's mazda Inferno blazes with beauty Bulbs wink and andi i blink like a million fireflies The Jigs wiggles flips handsprings and blows smoke rings Rainbow dipped hues gleam and glitter and coat the atmosphere i with a n fairyland of colors Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way wears its electric Jewelry like I a crown while it celebrates the nightly night ly carnival The exciting pyrotechnics pyrotechnic of sounds along Times Square speakers Loudspeakers outside music shops wheeling phi the latest jive Jamboree Shouts of pf newsboys roman candling headlines mingle with the honking of ot horns and the shrieks of ot motorists when tempers tempers tem tem- pers explode in the the traffic maze The firecracker gab of sidewalk vendors vendors ven ven- dors and flea circus barkers rocketing rocketing rocket rocket- ing their shrill shills The bonfire I of noise reaches its blazing peak at atI i I midnight when you you can converse only by climbing to the top of your voice The metropolis Is a Jagged carpet of stone and steel from atop the Empire State edifice Skyscraper peaks provide exclamation points for forthe forI I the the poetry of the sprawling city's landscape Winds sprint over build buildings ings humming their natural lulla- lulla i t bies Ribbons of traffic below move I i with paralytic indecision and hUe hu- j mans are slow motion dots along the I I streets streets Distance transforms the turbulent roar of city life into into whis whispered music St. St Patricks Patrick's Cathedral occupies occupies pies the throne of architectural majesty Its spires resemble hands In prayer Pigeons frolic on Its manicured lawns and peck crumbs Sunlight sprays the Impressive impressive Im im- interior with a lovely glow Only the ripple of murmured murmured mur mur- prayers disturbs its hushed beauty The cathedral is not just a place of worship worship-It it stands as an imposing monument monument ment to dignity and peace When dusk settles over the town a haphazard rash of lights zig-zag zig I across across the St. St skyline The buildings are sprinkled with luminous luminous lumi lumi- confetti This crazy pattern of magic lanterns inspires the imagination imagination nation and defies the vocabulary It etches a portrait that always will be displayed in memory's gallery of compelling views air the castles that have come down to earth Central Park unveils its most exciting exciting ex ex- citing scenic magic at midnight The string of along its lanes adorns its dark beauty like a n fabulous necklace Skeletons of trees stripped of ot their leaves cast eerie shadows Silence stands guard over the mysteries lurking in the darkness Crisp winds roam through the park and juggle dead leaves as they continue their endless flight into nowhere The proud loveliness of La LaLiberty LaLiberty Liberty warmed by the sort soft fingers fin gers of sunshine Breezes whisk whiskbroom whiskbroom broom the folds of her flowing gown The foghorns of passing ships offer their throated deep salutes Americas America's most eloquent symbol an an old and always stirring stirring stir stir- ring sight And when its massive massive mas mas- sive torch is ignited the ignited the Lady of Freedom becomes a visual hymn The waterfront is alive with Grimy merchant ships ships' wave white smoke handkerchiefs as they leave on their trans Atlantic errands Skiffs curtsy m in the breeze Ferries slowly shuttle to and fro like mechanical me icebergs An army of tugs patiently nudges a huge liner into port The long arms of docks reach out to grasp cargoes being upload unload ed Baby waves bruise themselves as they crash against the centipede legs of piers George Washington bridge spans the Hudson with a cobweb of steel Cars whiz across the across the fingers of the headlights poking holes in the surrounding sur rounding darkness On both sides the bridge Is flanked by round dered hills hilIs And when it is splashed with moonlight this engineering marvel becomes a scenic miracle fabulous shop win dowse dows This is where imagination has hasa a field and the day resulting productions pro provide a holiday for the orbs Goods are showcased with all the color and pomp of a coronation Stroll along the spacious boulevard and you'll be gifted with a moving picture of a little perfumed world wrapped In silks and sables Wall Street during the early hours bours has its visual delights Darkened Darkened Dark Dark- ened skyscrapers whitewashed with moonlight stand like frozen ghosts Grotesque shadows are scribbled across the streets The narrow canyons can are packed with roaring winds that provide the background music for lor a rhapsody of serenity If you I listen intently you can hear the footsteps foot steps of a policeman blocks away I IAn An occasional light in a building makes it appear like a one eyed monster |
