reaching vermont

The fort in St. Augustine closed minutes before we walked over.
Other than laugh,
We didn302222t say anything.

We took our pictures
and thanked the park rangers
in their slightly rumpled uniforms

Scanned the sails
In the harbor
For color
And perhaps a different way to go.

The iced cream place was open still
So we ordered some for the road

You got the maple walnut
which seemed odd in Florida
But you didn302222t care.

I had a blackberry frappe
And tried hard to slurp as loudly as I could
To make my point about the way your nuts
would have stuck in the straw.