In 2005, my darling Mo introduced me to a show that was on television in the 90s called 'Key West'! It was wonderful and as a result I was ready to visit the island when a few months later he took me to see the real deal (in February when it was snowing here in Denver). Needless to say, I fell in love!
But Key West is more than a vacation resort or even an island at the end of the Keys in Florida: It is magic and wonder and innocence and wantonness all rolled into one. In Key West "there are angels in the spray, wizards in the palm trees, and elves in the seashells and they all look very favorably on struggling young writers."* And one hopes, the not so young (like me!).
Although I reside in the Mile-High city in my "real" life there is the home of my heart... the End of the World, the Land beyond Time, Key West. Key West became, for me, the Place of my imagination. The location where "things" happen that can't really be accounted for and seem beyond explanation.
It is my hope that amidst the incarnate you will see some of the ineffable. Hope you enjoy!
*David Beaird in the first episode of 'Key West'
Wonderful poem! Hope your wish comes true!
ReplyDeleteWhat great images you speed demon you.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great poem. Is that your tree?
ReplyDeleteLovely! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy a wonderful Christmas filled with joy and love :)
"the wideness of time, the wideness of life." Love that. :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Danette!
LadyFi: Thanks- you too!
ReplyDeleteDelores: Thank you! Not really biographical as I don't ride all that fast and never did but bikes are a kid's first taste of freedom.
Hey Supra-Genius, Thanks!! It was our tree last year.
Jemi: Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Thanks Liz! *blushes* I hope you have a lovely holiday.
I was all caught up in the rush, tumbling headfirst right through this poem; lovely!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great Christmas Danette!! Great poem! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you had a wonderful Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHere's to the New Year: may it be filled with joy and finished stories. ;-)
Wishing you a wonderful 2012 full of good things!
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