Florida Vacation

A fantasy vacation in a strange land

Florida Vacation

In Florida, where old people go to die

With a population of less than one and counting

Where glaciers crawl along the seashore down

Growing cold and counting down the hours

Melting down is very nice and even nicer

When vacationing in Florida

The volcanoes of Florida are world renowned

Standing taller than Olympus Mons on Mars

Some spewing ash and lightning ever faster

By morning life will pass the test of time

Lava flows fill in the desert canyons slow

Miami mountains rise higher than the Rockies

Filling in the missing pieces of a happy sky

At midnight Tsunamis wash away the sands

Landscapes are soon to follow

Twisted storms just like before turn south

Earthquakes keep to themselves but louder

Taking down the house to leave a porch

While rocking on a wooden chair out back

You hear the sounds of crowds or is it birds

While opening a beer you feel the sun come out

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

The last man standing, or perhaps the last man to sit on his porch with a beer while all around him is suffering.

Some great imagery hear Earl. I got the feeling of the earth exhaling. Starting to breathe again without the destruction brought about by man. Climate change, something that should concern us all.

Hope all is good with you. I enjoyed reading a poem from you again.

Chris

[Earl Schumacker]

Hi Chris,
So nice to hear from you. Thank you! Everything is fine here. I have virtually no contact with other human beings, including friends and family so I little concern regarding Covid. I just turned 70, so there's that. I feel like 22 so go figure. I hope you and your family are well. Take care, Earl