Eight Ways to Look at Miami
Through the eyes of a child, on a first visit to the zoo.
Through the eyes of a construction worker, sweating in the midday sun.
Through the eyes of a student, stewing about the next exam.
Through the eyes of an attorney, bringing justice to one more case.
Through the eyes of the wife and the girlfriend, lunching in a Chinese restaurant.
Through the eyes of a doctor, gently treating the elderly.
Through the eyes of a mom, scanning the playground for that one chubby face.
Through the eyes of a tourist, here for the last time.
breezy, sunny miami beach
breezy, sunny miami beach:
palm trees close enough to reach
eat an orange or a peach.
a place to put my dreams
coffee with flavored creams
children’s playful screams.
that’s so miami.
multi-colored silky shirts
multi-cultural teenaged flirts
multi-tasking failure hurts
a street off lincoln road not taken
bond’s martini, stirred not shaken,
aroma from the oven, cookies bakin’
that’s so miami.
a motorboat scooting across the bay
motorcycles whooshing at end of day
motorized wheelchairs on their way.
tattoo parlors open all night
muscled hoodlums in a fight
dying people, approaching the light.
that’s so miami.
January in Miami
January in Miami is when we remember
snowstorms up north in chilly November.
Tropical weather here couldn’t be better;
we might need a jacket or just a sweater.
Wearing big boots is but a memory fond,
as we gaze across a plant-edged pond.
Inside the gloves are no chilly fingers–
just a warm outlook that spreads and lingers.
Not skidding on roads covered with ice;
mere medians with palm trees– sunny and nice.
No icicles on house window panes
or drifts turned to slush whenever it rains.
In January, we smile to recall
a holiday week with no snow at all.
This first month brings a healthier fate:
January’s winter sees arthritis abate.
So Miami in January is the place to reside:
For swimming, sun tans, and South Florida pride !
