Green Beret

Tonight I am taking a class:

"Writing for Artists."

I'm thinking green beret, easel,

paint brush... Salvatore Dali style.

Actually the green beret would be

overkill on a Florida evening 

that promises to be warm

Anyway I decided to forego the

comfort of my lair... "Kick it up

a notch," as  Emeril would say

and venture over to the

Ringling School of Art and Design

to imbibe the creativity that

inhabits the atmosphere there.

So I'll clutch my notepad, magic marker,

and the panic button attached to my

car key and venture into the unknown.

Perhaps I'll meet an artist,

even discover that I know her very well,

that she resembles me.