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Inktober 18 The Paddlers

Poem by Tom Lee

 

He doesn’t like the water

That’s what he said to me

When each day I go swimming

(I really love the sea)

 

“What if I fall over?

I might slip up and drown”

He won’t even venture near

He’s worried, with a frown

 

“It’s really rather lovely

You can swim and float you see”

That’s what I keep telling him,

He’s not believing me

 

“Let me make a promise,

Let’s walk across the sand

I’ll keep very close to you

Make sure you hold my hand”

 

At last I have persuaded him

Decided to skedaddle

He’s only rolled his trousers up

He’s going to have a paddle

 

He’s decided that he likes it

Knows that it’s not a whim

Now all I have to do next time

Is encourage him to swim!

 

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Uploaded on October 18, 2022