An Ode to Publix

Though some may boast of wealth and kings Of coffee shops and winning rings While other states have mountains high Or valleys long and cornfields wide Florida has an ocean view Of endless outdoor things to do With waves to surf and sand and sun Disney, also, can be fun  But if you ask the people here Where most they spend their time each year You might be shocked by their reply Oft overlooked by passerby, An unassuming storefront reigns Its sweet tea rushes through our veins For Florida’s heart is truly fixed On a place we like to call Publix  They've healthy snacks and party grub And of course, the quintessential sub The chicken tender can't be beat With crispy skin and tasty meat The bread is soft and rich and fresh Flavors combined in perfect mesh  Have a question? Don't be scared Customer service is sacred there The pristine shelves are stocked with treats And BOGO deals good enough to eat   With cakes and cookies so divine  That even I can't find a rhyme  to do them justice, try and see! But don't come crawling back to me  When you consume a box or two  (It's something that we've all been through)  So when you come to see the sea Stop and buy some groceries At Publix, shopping is a pleasure An experience that’s beyond measure

Though some may boast of wealth and kings
Of coffee shops and winning rings
While other states have mountains high
Or valleys long and cornfields wide
Florida has an ocean view
Of endless outdoor things to do
With waves to surf and sand and sun
Disney, also, can be fun

But if you ask the people here
Where most they spend their time each year
You might be shocked by their reply
Oft overlooked by passerby,
An unassuming storefront reigns
Its sweet tea rushes through our veins
For Florida’s heart is truly fixed
On a place we like to call Publix

They’ve healthy snacks and party grub
And of course, the quintessential sub
The chicken tender can’t be beat
With crispy skin and tasty meat
The bread is soft and rich and fresh
Flavors combined in perfect mesh

Have a question? Don’t be scared
Customer service is sacred there
The pristine shelves are stocked with treats
And BOGO deals good enough to eat

With cakes and cookies so divine
That even I can’t find a rhyme
to do them justice, try and see!
But don’t come crawling back to me
When you consume a box or two
(It’s something that we’ve all been through)

So when you come to see the sea
Stop and buy some groceries
At Publix, shopping is a pleasure
An experience that’s beyond measure

The Author
Gabriella Sweezey

Writer, editor, teacher, ardent bibliophile, weightlifter, and connoisseur of human folly trying to touch the world one word at a time.

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