You never know what you’ll find on morning walks.
In Ocean Park.
Which abuts the Atlantic along one boundary.
Close to the sea wall.
Ocean sprays to cool you down.
Grackles, tanagers and doves.
Playing in trees or on fences.
Sometimes hummingbirds.
Fat cats, skinny cats.
Gray, white, tabby, tawny.
Crabs sliding on rocks.
Quick footed lizards on walls.
Swaying palms, flamboyant trees.
Pink bougainvillea, yellow trumpets.
Squat pastel Caribbean houses.
Built to withstand hurricanes.
New buildings under construction.
Friendly neighbors calling Buen día.
Whatever it is,
it’s under warm skies.
Seen past or new,
sure to tantalize.
Lynn Benjamin
February 25, 2023
