Tuesday, September 9, 2025

The Local Swimming Pool

I passed the local swimming pool

And saw that what remained

Was lots of empty space because

The water had been drained.

 

Now, I am not a swimmer,

Though I walk by every morn,

Way too early for the crowds of folks

Where bathing suits are worn.

 

Yet I’m certain they enjoyed it,

Cooling off or doing laps,

While the children played or splashed

With “Marco Polo!” shouts, perhaps.

 

That’s all finished for the season

And the lifeguards, too, are gone,

Maybe to an indoor gym, where some

Aquatics still go on.

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