Lights Out

Near only a green and red CAR WASH sign,

subtitled by one bright white, one off-white

not vintage, just old and tired sign, the

FLASH blue-33, yellow-CITY HALL,

GO-RED-SOX, city bus waits out of place

against the rural sunset, blue shining

back to the sky off the marsh water tinged

with pink, edged by a pumpkin field still green.

The last rose vapor lamp glows behind me,

reflectors click peripheral vision:

red click white click blue click orange flicker.

Few lights, one yellow light warms a window,

road curls round the hill where the not empty

farmhouse stands dark not giving into lights.