Neon over Iced Tea

Awnings sip the sunlight while the cashier flips the sign

Condensation halos widen into tidy lines

Traffic trades its clamor for a velvet hush

Shadows paint new lanes where afternoon would rush

Zippers catch a glimmer drifting down the street

Sleeves consider cuffs but linger in the heat

North edge breeze rehearses through the entryway

Breathing learns a lighter even sway

Neon over iced tea cool and clean

Daylight turns to watercolor sheen

Neon over iced tea bright yet lean

City shifts to breezes in between

Sidewalk tiles release the stored up glare

Bus windows fog then rinse the air

Paper napkin sails along the curb in curves

Headlights draw a silver ribbon's nerve

Coins align in pockets small and neat

Billboards cool to lilac losing heat

Crosswalk digits stagger into green

Footsteps take a gentler in between

Neon over iced tea cool and clean

Daylight turns to watercolor sheen

Neon over iced tea bright yet lean

City shifts to breezes in between

If a higher current bends the row of signs

We'll follow riverside and thread the pines

Set a tiny marker by the rail

Trace the paler shadows where they sail

Neon over iced tea cool and clean

Daylight turns to watercolor sheen

Neon over iced tea bright yet lean

City shifts to breezes in between

Sip slows down the evening takes the scene