Nine Eleven

On March 11, 2002, these two brilliant shafts of light, representing the fallen twin towers, lit up the sky. For one month this is the view I saw every evening on my way home from work on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Each 9/11 anniversary afterwards, including tonight, these shafts of light are resurrected. On a clear night they can be seen from 25 miles away. Whatever solid edifice is eventually constructed at ground zero, no matter how soaring, this memorial in lights will always be, to me, the most eloquent.