when florida got shy
when my river ran into your waterfall
startled egrets and alarmed herons
reached for the sky
the claws of surprised osprey let go
of wriggling fish
for a long moment
florida became a frozen lake
you could see the stunned faces
of stopped clocks
trapped beneath the ice
when we plunged
into each other unheeding
of time and place
plastic flamingos
and pink barbie dolls
flew away
in the wide open eyes
of passing snowbirds
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2023
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