Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Naples Florida

Naples is a special place
Verdant, flowers grace every space
Winding roads, a pleasing drive
Speed limits low, arrive alive

Remnants too of Everglades
Horizon glows as daylight fades
Long legged herons fish in ponds
Palm trees wave their graceful fronds

Vacationers make for the beach
Umbrellas, seats and towels in reach
Downtown for St. Pat’s parade
Studio tour where art is made

Entertainment at the ‘Phil’
Fine shows, great performers , thrill
The sporty types can parasail
Swim, fish, golf and cycle trail

Outside city, easy reach
Alternatives to sandy beach
Immokalee for gambling places
Ft. Myers for the greyhound races

Former days some things we miss
The Chickee Bar, a place of bliss
The Dinner Theatre see great show
Fish restaurant can no longer go

Pelicans deserve a word
An etraordinary bird
Roosting on piles, ungainly seem
Gliding though they are a dream

Circling thermals up they rise
In flight they dominate the skies
Then in line they float away
Effortless at end of day

The weather it is called benign
Warm and sunny – very fine
Then to avoid monotony
A storm blows up to stir the sea

Waves crash on shore with lots of foam
With tropic rain – a run for home
Mighty clouds and rainbows too
As blue skies start peeping through

For those who have a Nature bent
The region it is heaven sent
Birds and insects, reptiles see
Dolphins, porpoises, manatee

From light pollution can be free
In Everglades or out to sea
A Universe fills sky at night
For City folk a rare seen sight

Stars, constellations, Milky Way
Planetary motions all in play
The Moon and Venus brightly shine
While jets trace out a steamy line

So many things to see and do
All too soon vacation through
Returning to our other world
Into urban turmoil hurled

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