The common Florida lizards are quite amazing beasts,
beneficial, of course, dining on pesky-insect feasts.
Their mating behavior is curious - a comical display;
the male picks up a willing mate then quickly runs away.
If she is coy, he drops her to flash his red-colored band;
she runs off - and he, unruffled, gulps the nearest bug at hand.
❀
I'm often asked by friends afar
What was that bright and shining star
That led me to this place of joy
To truly savor this, my rather special toy.
Was it the palm trees swaying in the breeze,
The cheeky Pelicans skimming waves with ease,
Florida's sun beaming brightly morn to dusk,
No need of taking weather Gods to task.
......
They crest the white foam in perfect formation,
With purpose and strength they flap as they glide,
Fixated ahead in assured navigation,
Each trailing the other with nowhere to hide.
Then all of a sudden with no clear command,
They veer on some path and head for the sky,
Soaring the waves like a mischievous band,
Riding the thermals with a predatory eye.
......
The common Florida lizards are quite amazing beasts,
beneficial, of course, dining on pesky-insect feasts.
Their mating behavior is curious - a comical display;
the male picks up a willing mate then quickly runs away.
If she is coy, he drops her to flash his red-colored band;
she runs off - and he, unruffled, gulps the nearest bug at hand.
❀
I'm often asked by friends afar
What was that bright and shining star
That led me to this place of joy
To truly savor this, my rather special toy.
Was it the palm trees swaying in the breeze,
The cheeky Pelicans skimming waves with ease,
Florida's sun beaming brightly morn to dusk,
No need of taking weather Gods to task.
......
They crest the white foam in perfect formation,
With purpose and strength they flap as they glide,
Fixated ahead in assured navigation,
Each trailing the other with nowhere to hide.
Then all of a sudden with no clear command,
They veer on some path and head for the sky,
Soaring the waves like a mischievous band,
Riding the thermals with a predatory eye.
......