Suzanne Havens

kalanchoe lucia “Hot Lips” seems right to send a kiss across the miles

the skyline has grown dramatically since I worked here

the atrium of the Javitz Convention Center cast shadows reminding me of ships

the circle repeated in a tight pattern over the face of this high-rise

from inside the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown looking at classical and contemporary styles

forms and textures of the skin of this building held my attention

the new tower reaches to the clear sky

in the American Express headquarters, where I once worked, their employees who died in 911 are memorialized, their names and adjectives describing their qualities in life, around and in the reflecting pool, with water falling into the pool, like tears being shed forever

trees planted along side the fountain in the footprint of the South World Trade Tower testify to the life that springs up after destruction

this enormous sculpture outside the new entrance to the PATH train reminds we of a bird taking flight

visitors to the 911 South World Trade Tower memorial were hushed and reverent as they traced their hands over names of victims carved into stone

my montage of the memorial fountain, bird-like sculpture taking flight, and the new tower say that love and freedom will prevail over hate and terror

my imaginary Manhattan skyline with the Hudson River so still it reflects the lights