Pools and Ponds
Outside Tryon, N.C., lies a large house with pool.
I swam in my new, green bathing suit. Leaves fall.
By the old house with outhouse; a dark, murky pond.
Water goes under arms. Making it velvety softness.
East Spartanburg, S.C. is a large house with pond.
I row my boat to dock and jump off. Swim with dog.
Nori and I shed our suits, and skinny dip; alone.
Gary fishes on the edge. Nori, Vicky, Cynthia sit.
Las Vegas, N.V. Decorative pool in lush landscape.
Larry hesitently sheds suit to do the skinny dip.
We tell his mother, she laughs at his inhibition.
Two of us, kids are gone. A guest skinny's alone.
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Submitted on January 23, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 597 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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