Bards and Poets

Hear ye! Hear Ye! 'Tis a special time to be in South Florida. Not just because of the record-breaking cold being experienced in the Northern United States but because of the numerous activities in South Florida. The Renaissance Festival is here and in nearby Deerfield Beach and Artwalks both this weekend and next weekend: Hollywood Artwalk today and next Saturday Flagler Artwalk in Ft Lauderdale. Next week is also poetry reading at Cinema Paradiso in Ft Lauderdale.

History just taught me that poets have been around as long as bards, minstrels and troubadours. Maybe at some time there were distinctions but searching the Internet hasn't produced a clear response.

While I enjoy some of the numerous activities around town, I leave you with...
Hear My Cry

I'd like to know what events are near you?

My Daytona Experience

I went to Daytona two Mays ago (2013 to be exact) and the experience is remembered by the rain but I got some photographs and wrote some poems. I had to request days off my day job, book hotel, check my tires and get an oil change. It wasn't just a drizzle; it was that white rain where you can hardly see the lights of the car in front if you. Darn it! I was going to see some tourist sites (not holed up in some hotel): chocolate factory tour and speedway tour. Have you ever planned a trip and the weather was just not cooperating? Well, do tell ...

In the meantime, here's one of  six poems inspired by Daytona Beach (photo of the beach - riptide warning that day)

Intersections I

Have you heard the one about people who can't walk and chew gum? Well, I can't read (someone else's work) and write (my novel) at the same time but I have been editing my poetry book, Seventieth Avenue. 
However, I need help. I need your help as a reader. I explore thoughts while on the road and encounter many road signs which intersect with the journey of life.  You may explore Intersections (I & II) and let the imagination run wild while waiting at the light at Griffin Road. Let a show connect you with characters that remind you of your own. Let the road lead you to New Jersey, Daytona, Alaska and then back home. While back home for the holidays, read where one road connects three sisters to their homes.

Here's a poem:

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