Staring at Stairs

Straight lines going this way and that,

squares and rectangles,

perpendiculars, diagonals,

steel, concrete, wire mesh,

bolts and brackets,

banisters and balconies,

verdigris vertigo,

a lamp post waiting at the summit,

and overcast sky lends a stark white cyclorama.

Taken in Colorado Springs, Colorado,

18 July 2010.

Canted Lamp

This lamppost next to "The Bathhouse"

at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove, CA,

is tilting it's head.

Is it:

a) tired?

b) listening?

c) curious?

d) surprised?

or

e) about to fall unexpectedly on some unfortunate passerby

and initiate an international news event:

"Tourist Does Not See Light"