Today it is cold in Florida
there is ice on the wires
frost on pine and palmetto
mittens are sold out at Walmart
everybody has something to say
about the weather
waiting for a change of tide
a new moon or south winds
today that north northwest
brings down a chill
threatens snow in Florida
Winter on the Gulf Coast
isn’t always tropical breezes
blowing in from Belize
expect a hard freeze tonight
the northwesterly delivers
a harsh blow of minus below
picked up in Iowa
swept across plains
and plantations of Alabama
and Georgia
onto the fronds of palms in Florida
Accept the unexpected
everyone trying to stay warm
and make a buck
cover everything up
don’t let your pipes freeze
as the temp goes 25 degrees
cold sunshine of Florida
be ready to lose heat
prepare for more sleet
is climate change real?
it’s 20 degrees in Florida!
a real Florida freeze
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camping in Florida in the cold and dVerse prompt to use areas of silence in the structure of the poem
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