Key West Glow Poem by Barry Middleton

Key West Glow



The wind blew with a Key West glow,
and I could hear the steel drums ring.
Jimmy Buffett tunes were playing.
I still remember everything.

I had borrowed a Chevy Van,
went all the way on down the keys.
I found my camps on A-1-A
enjoying flowing with the breeze.

The memory is still alive,
nineteen hundred seventy five,
me, my six string, and a bag of weed,
and I was hip and full of jive.

The wind blew with a Key West glow,
and I could hear the steel drums ring.
Jimmy Buffett tunes were playing.
I still remember everything.

I chased the Conch train on my bike,
I listened to the docent's speech,
saw six toed cats at Hemingway,
and met a girl on Smathers beach.

I can return there any time.
It was a place where I felt free,
relaxing with the Key West sun,
that now still shines on memory.

Key West Glow
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: freedom,memories,youth
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Norah Tunney 20 March 2016

I like this poem and the memories it captures Thanks Barry

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Barry Middleton 20 March 2016

Thank you.........................

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