Kim Merryman Poet Acrostic

Florida

Flamingos pink and perky love wading in the glades,
Lazing on white sand beaches you'll see tourists on display.
Oranges grow in groves off'ring juicy sweet splendor,
Rainy days combust into lightning flash and thunder.
Interesting marine life, such as Manatees, dwell here,
Days of blazing sunshine draw many Snowbirds near.
Alligators do abound - just want to make that clear!

To sum it up, Florida can be a tropical paradise.
A great place to live if you don't like snow and ice.

3/26/14

(For those of you unfamiliar with the term "Snowbirds": It's the nickname for the Northerners
who come spend their winters in Florida's warmer climate)

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Connie Marcum Wong April 13, 2014 at 10:17 PM I enjoyed this Kim. I had lots of fun one spring on an airboat, I would do it again in a New York minute. Haha. We used to have lots of snowbirds on flights to get away from the cold. Loved your Acrostic! (Your weather is quite a lot like ours, only we rarely get thunder and lightening when it rains.) Aloha

Carrie Richards April 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM I would love to come and visit......do you happen to have a spare bedroom?? LOL !! What a lovely description.....it makes Florida hard to resist!!

Paul Callus April 6, 2014 at 8:21 AM Hi Kim, this write sells Florida so well :) enjoyable read. Being Maltese I don't envy you the long periods of sunshine...we get too much of those over here! (not that I'm grumbling, mind you). On the other hand, here we do not have many birds to enjoy. cu // paul

Abdulhafeez Oyewole April 6, 2014 at 6:28 AM Great work! I enjoyed reading it and love it so so much!

Carolyn Devonshire April 5, 2014 at 12:09 PM Dear Kim, It's nice to meet a fellow Floridian. Haven't been to the Everglades, but your description of them is quite lovely. Contrary to popular belief, an expert told me humans can easily outrun alligators on land. You have to watch out in the water though. The flamingos, sandy beaches and snowbirds paint a very beautiful portrait of Florida. Got to love those manatees! So cute. Well done! Love, carolyn

Shadow Hamilton April 5, 2014 at 6:15 AM great tribute to a great state Kim well thought out poem hugs

Jan Allison April 3, 2014 at 1:57 PM Sums up Florida perfectly -been a couple of times and it was incredible. Jan x

Verlena S. Walker April 2, 2014 at 8:59 PM Well Done Kim... I have visited Florida and this is well done. Verlena

Jerry T Curtis April 1, 2014 at 6:46 PM That pretty much sums up Florida, Kim, and I'm loving it here.

Cecilia Macfarlane March 28, 2014 at 2:36 PM Took my kids to Disney World, Florida last May,,,,this snow bird had a blast, can't wait to go to Flordia again! Awesome description Kim. Hugs

Darren Watson March 28, 2014 at 1:40 PM Thank you for the fine example , I was concerned I might not be able to make this work but you have given me hope.

Andrea Dietrich March 27, 2014 at 9:07 PM I deleted my earlier comment!

Andrea Dietrich March 27, 2014 at 9:06 PM oh my gosh, Kim, I sure hope you did not see the comment I posted about an hour ago. I did not recall that I was commenting to the judge of this contest and in my comment I told you the way I was thinking of doing my acrostic when I got around to it. GOOD grief!!! Anyway, wanted you to know that I found your example poem to be fantastic. In my comment I said something to the effect that you had done fantastic for this challenge. hahaha. Love this poem

Richard Lamoureux March 27, 2014 at 7:23 PM I love Florida, I used to have a home near Daytona beach. I enjoyed your Acrostic poem.

Robert Pettit March 27, 2014 at 7:05 PM You describe the Sunshine State very well in this acrostic poem.

Chuck Melugin March 27, 2014 at 4:42 PM Kim, A great poem! Made me want to move to Fla. 7 My best, chuck

Anne-Lise Andresen March 27, 2014 at 7:20 AM - I wish that sometime in the future... to travel to Florida - "a tropical paradise" :))) - I don't like snow and ice !!!! - Lovely poem, Kim! - Have a enjoyable day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Poet Destroyer A March 26, 2014 at 9:57 PM Hi Kim, We have the Northerners, here.. We call them "Winter Texans." LOL, Thanks for the warning, I will stay clear from them Alligators, when I'm in Florida... Your state sounds like fun... xox~ Linda