Was a Time

You can still find it in the sunrises and sunsets

Was a time
when you could tuck
into this corner of the world,
disappear, unwind, 
find peace of mind.

You can still find it
in the breeze
pushing onto the beach,
in the slow rhythm 
of the low waves,
and the morning crowing
of the chickens and roosters
roaming the streets.

Key West alarm clock.

You can still find it
in the sunrises and sunsets,
in the weathered fishermen 
still plying the blue water
chasing marlin and tarpon,
in the rain that still blows in
and occassionally floods the roads
and the sea level homes.

You can still find it
in the sunshine
that returns after 
even the heaviest rain,
in everybody again
searching for that quiet corner,
begrudgingly plugging back in, 
making it a bit harder to find.

End of the day, Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West.