My car is an icicle this morning

covered with 2 inches of ice.

I need to pick up Evie at the airport

on her return trip from royal palm, citrine sun,

ocean sand, Disney World, River of Grass*, and sea gull haven,

salty Florida. Tropical Florida.

Conga, rumba, bachata, meringue, vallenato, hip hop

Caribbean reggae, steel pan, soca, kompa, calypso

sizzling Florida.

Drizzling rain, snow, and ice, 

freezing and just above freezing,

until freezing won.

Now my car is an icicle this morning in wind biting,

theatre loving, white sky, bike trailing, music embracing,
snow man, snow angel, boundary waters, and loon haven,

winter Minnesota.  Midwest Minnesota.

Ice fishing, skijoring, dog sledding, snow shoeing, winter festival,

cross country skiing, ski resort, snowmobiling, hockey playing, ice skating, 

unbelievable Minnesota.

* Marjory Stoneman Douglas created this name for the Everglades - also the title of her wonderful book, "Everglades:  River of Grass."