In Florida, It's Snowing Poem by Hebert Logerie

It's snowing in Tallahassee
It's very cold in Miami
It's very slippery under the palm trees
And it's very cool in Haiti.

It's snowing in Florida
All streets are vacated and empty
The coconut trees are coated with snow
We are almost in a state of siege.

It's snowing in Tallahassee
We are worried in Miami
Everyone is sick and cold
The snow will bless Haiti one day
That's what we imagine on the dirty cross
The snow will bring a fresh and cold wind
To calm the voodoo spirits in disarray
Then, we hope to see a sign of unity
Harmony, peace and security.

For four decades, no snow
In the city of Miami
At home, in Haiti
We would be in a state of siege
That'd be a blessing against abject poverty
And an insult to hardcore corruption and filthiness.

It's snowing, but Florida is sunny
The snowbirds are not too grumpy or angry
Nevertheless, they rejoice
That Florida is not Canada
The country 'where snow and wind are married'
Wrote Gilles Vigneault. The cold weather
Is important and desirable in winter
On the tropical floor, and on the green carpet.

It's snowing in Tallahassee
It's very cold in Miami
It's very slippery under the pine trees
And it's very misty in Haiti.

In the North, where there is more space
People enjoy the rime frost, white and black ice.

©Copyright January 2018 Logerie Hébert, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.