Counting On Florida

To southern Florida 1 2 3

Let’s go there just you and me

Take a hot tip for a nice trip to Miami

White sands, t-shirts and dolphins to see

4 5 6 clear jellyfish on the shining sea shore

Hammerhead sharks just above the rich sea floor

We’ll walk the green croc and the occasional alligator

As we stomp down hard on our fan boat’s accelerator

7 8 9 feeling so fine in a comfortable sweltering recline

Sipping up some bubbly sweet ice cold Moscato wine

Sleeping on a sunny beach, or snorkeling the blue coral shell

Dancing, Kissing, romancing, strolling in damp night back to the hotel

Clouds haze rolling past the moonlight’s gaze upon a glimmering ocean swell

Tides overwhelming our secret silky silent spell, hours slipping well past 10 11 12

Fireworks and starfish flung far above lighting up across the humid coastal sky

Heat lightning flashing throughout purple velvet making the heavens cry

In darkness deep lay a swimming waves keep where nothing can be seen

Only faces, feelings, visions and reelings of memories that we dream

Until foaming the waters flee away from day’s brilliant dawning gleam

White gulls and pelicans preening and teaming after fishes keen

Way down in the crashing slap of a Floridian spray and steam

Far below our perch 13 14 15 levels high up in the game

16 17 18 breathes the tanning, playing surfing scene

19 20 21 winter, spring, and summer fun in FLA’s sun

22 me and you, 23 see the sea, 24 + 1 lines, 25 alive

Add food, friends and family to join in the revelry

So I say to you old chum, away to that Shangri-La  

In happy total sum, always count on Florida.