80 degrees at daybreak

I can honestly say it's a bit warm.

Tropical Colors

Vivid reds and plum shades dance in the sunlight

Often deep into the night

The winds blow from the East

Africa soil dusting my car

Humidity giving my skin a sheen

Moisture thick in the air

Green parrots aloft dipping in the sky

Pelicans charting their flight into the sea

A cardinal spotted flying under the drawbridge

While the currents swirl through the waterways

Iguanas sunning on the docks

Spring is ever changing with the tides

Waves cresting and falling flat

The Gulf Stream pulling against the current

Fins and flippers flashing briefly

Lightning ripping across the horizon

As rain spatters here and there

Time keeps going on and on

Such are the sights and sounds

Of the Southern path

I find myself on.

27 April 2011