In Florida, It's Snowing

It's snowing in Tallahassee It's very cold in Miami It's very slippery under the palm trees And it's very cool in Haiti. It's snowing in Florida All streets are vacated and empty The coconut trees are coated with snow We are almost in a state of siege. It's snowing in Tallahassee We are worried in Miami Everyone is sick and cold The snow will bless Haiti one day That's what we imagine on the dirty cross The snow will bring a fresh and cold wind To calm the voodoo spirits in disarray Then, we hope to see a sign of unity Harmony, peace and security. For four decades, no snow In the city of Miami At home, in Haiti We would be in a state of siege That'd be a blessing against abject poverty And an insult to hardcore corruption and filthiness. It's snowing, but Florida is sunny The snowbirds are not too grumpy or angry Nevertheless, they rejoice That Florida is not Canada The country 'where snow and wind are married' Wrote Gilles Vigneault. The cold weather Is important and desirable in winter On the tropical floor, and on the green carpet. It's snowing in Tallahassee It's very cold in Miami It's very slippery under the pine trees And it's very misty in Haiti. In the North, where there is more space People enjoy the rime frost, white and black ice. ©Copyright January 2018 Logerie Hébert, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.