Best Fl Poems
Early 1950s In Jacksonville FlWafting on the morning breeze,
During manufacturing
Our whole town enjoyed the scent.
Maxwell House Coffee.
Freshness permeating air.
Aroma percolating.
Infusing memories of…
Grandma’s coffee pot.
June 3, 2012
Dane Ann Smith-Johnen...
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Categories:
fl, childhood, nostalgia, places, social,
Form:
Dodoitsu
Ode To the St. Johns River, Jacksonville, FlMy Saint John flow on
Through forest, marsh and town's spread
Tablecloth of stars
Conquistadors gone
The blue herons walk alone
In moonlight's silence
River and lone night
Memory is a wind's hope
Rustling swamps for gold
Let us keep our thoughts
In slow meandering lakes
The salt sea invites
Less Timucuan
Waken find us new remnants
In Ferdinand's...
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Categories:
fl, allegory, nature
Form:
Haiku
Sw Fl Proud Hurricane Ian RecoverySouthwest Florida strong
It’s been this way all along
Coming together to help our neighbor
Always on our best behavior
In this time of need
This is what the world will see
An army of angels doing their thing
It’s amazing what emerged from the rain
It’s how...
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Categories:
fl, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
Fl Our Ersmy pupils
dilate
sated
by
van gogh
irises
then
i'm
in a
moan
over the
monet's
the flowers
the same
but now
waiting
salivating
for to see
the oooh
keeffe's...
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Categories:
fl, muse,
Form: