oldest Florida site
 enthralls us like we’re in Spain
 (memories abound)
 

coquina fortress
 built on the sweat from slaves’ backs
 (engineering feat)
 
 

defense of this sight:
 gleaming harbor colony
 (worth the protection)
 

a dogged day’s drive
 at the end of this journey
 (worth the distraction)
 
 

history, not mice:
 Florida is more than Disney
 (all they need to know)