Vol. I · No. 24 · The Weekly Issue · From Key West to the Panhandle
The FloridianReporting, fiction, criticism, poetry, and cartoons — from the peninsula
Poetry · Poem
An observation on the swift arrival of rain across the inland water.
First comes the scent of static electric across the grass, then the dark shelf of cloud that blots the sun.
The lake turns grey as sheet metal under the wind, and the reeds bend like worshippers before the gale.
Then the first heavy drop strikes the tin roof of the tackle shop and all the birds go mute.
Poem
An exploration of concrete structures and salt water in Tampa Bay.
Poem
A landscape observed through a rain-streaked windshield near Yeehaw Junction.
Poem
An observation on the gentle beasts seeking warmth in Volusia County.
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