how do you like
them apples
she asks
bellyflopping
cannonballing
moving as much water
as 99 pounds can splash
into his face
he likes them,
I can tell
as he shakes pond water
from his eyes
splashing back
but those eyes sparkle
with more than splashed water
So lovely
Thank you, Danny. It was fun to watch. So innocent
Heh…yes. So cute, and such a priceless set of memories they make for themselves.
Yes, it was fun.
hahaha…good one susan:)
Thanks, Don.:) Not sure 45-year-olds are more subtle sometimes
You captured the essence so very perfectly
Audra, thanks. It was really cute.
Awww! This is perfect.
Thanks, Mama
It has such a whippersnapper, child-like tone, murmuring colors~Great !
Thanks, Deb. They were fun to watch.
I love both of your swimming poems. May I post a link to them on my blog?
Certainly–thanks so much!
Very cute and innocent
It was…fun to watch and record to embarass her later
smiling at this one
nice sense of playfulness to it
Thanks, Ian!
do Mum-chaperones have rights to invade the privacy of adolescents? Ados have rights, and I protest on their behalf as I dive for a second helping of this poem! By the way, did the watching send the watcher down memory lane? Please invoke the 5th amendment where necessary here! Did it provoke any comparative analysis of flirting behaviours between decades? Plus ca change….:-)
LWKMD, Noel
First, I must defend the honor of Mom-chaperones, as said flirting was occurring three feet away from me–so blatant I could see it while swimming without my glasses, haha! So, it is all fair game to write about it.
As to memory lane–this interaction might have prompted a stroll or two and triggered a smile. Specifics are withheld to protect the innocent (or guilty). I hope my flirting, or “play with boys” as my daughter calls it, is a bit more subtle, but it very well might not be, depending on the extenuating circumstances. Et, oui, mon ami–Plus c’est la meme chose–Jean Baptiste’s words apply here in some ways
.Noel took the words out of my mouth, but I do agree with you now yes flirtation do happen at that age and as to whether they are guilty or innocent, that’s a whole other level of discussion. I do think no one gets smarter or more subtle at flirtation, anyone paying attention would always notice that.
sweet and tender love
My daughter read this yesterday, and told me to “sleep with one eye open.”