DESCENDING POEM by Sara Tusek

My creative writing teacher gave us an assignment: write a 10-line poem based on length of lines. The first line is 10 words (not syllables, but words), the second is 9 words, down to line 10 (one word).

How to know you are in Seminole County, Florida

Here are three sure-fire signs you are in Seminole County.

Number one, there is always junk on the road.

Dead, bloated armadillo, half-squashed, next to palm fronds.

Number two, former Northerners are all around.

When it’s cold, they wear hats.

Number three, there’s no beach.

No coast, no ocean.

No sea water.

No sand.

Sorry!