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September 2022 Poetry Submissions
Volunteer Swim coach: A Tribute
By Michael O. Zahn
He walks with two canes,
he’s fragile and fat,
the kids on the team
lug his extra-wide chair,
gently help him sit back.
But his voice still has sinew,
he bellows tough drills.
With sandpaper words
he strives to propel
even the slackers,
to make all excel.
Once, long ago,
he was slim and swam swift.
An Adonis in butterfly,
flaunting gods’ gift!
The water was whipped
by his lunges and plunges!
Sprays of ribbons
were showered by judges.
Ribbons fray.
Butterflies die.
Bodies betray.
The gods can deny.
What’s left of Adonis
you’ll find at the pool
in his extra-wide chair,
a pain-drenched old grandpa
who’s fighting despair
by bequeathing his dreams
to the ripening teens
on the high-school swim team.
The Lake Cane Restoration Society
By Suzanne S. Austin-Hill
Form: Acrostic
“Lucky” Meisenheimer’s
Aquatic oasis is
Kept swimmable, fishable, drinkable, and loveable1 through
Efforts proactively protecting this unique spring-fed water resource in central Florida.1
Complaints, anger, disgust from residents and visitors
Alike were volunteer swimmer-scientists’ call to action.
National media joined their curative response to the
Explosion of algae. They prevented green slime from claiming our favorite swimming-hole.
Notes
1Promoting best practices in restoring Lake Cane
https://lakecane.com/about-us/
May 2022 Poetry Winner
The Lake
By Seth Wycha (age 7)
On the weekends when I wake,
I like to see our local lake
with my mommy and my bike,
my little brother on his trike.
If I’m lucky, in the water
I might see a baby otter
or some birds in the trees
while I feel the gentle breeze.
There’s nothing like the water’s shine.
The lake – where lovely creatures live and dine.
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