BACKROADS

Backroads and faded beauty at exit 19,
A Florida from the past.
Houses with rusty screened-in porches,
some abandoned, others occupied.
Both are surrounded by live oak and palm trees.
Colorless Spanish moss drips and sways
in the breeze.
Memories of the 1940s and trips to Miami
to see my great grandfather.
The car window serves as a frame
encasing photo art in muted tones.
Scenes to capture with each blink
of an eye.