Magic Spell of the Florida Woods

Sticky, salty, full of life

A wild land of love and strife

Palm fronds, fungus, warty toads

Cyprus knees and gator croaks

Bumble bees in vibrant flowers

Mosquitoes buzzing through rain showers

Armadillos leaping high

Spoonbills pink against the sky

Hills of Seminole Burial Grounds

Incessant Living and Dying Sounds

Ancient fossil of a shell

This is the daily magic spell

that lures you into the Florida Wood...

...sometimes into there for good.

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Kimberlee Long, August 11th, 2018