Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Swimming

“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” 

~ Woodrow Wilson

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.  

~Esther Williams

Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 2, Illustration by John Tenniel

Midweek Motif ~ Swimming

Your challenge is to take us Swimming.  

Build a poem around a swimming adventure, misadventure or place ~ literal or psychological or fantastical.  

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Swimming Hole by Thomas Eakins

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For those who are new to Poets United:  

1. Post your new swimming poem on your site, and then link it here.
2. If you use a picture include its link.  
3. Share only original and new work written for this challenge. 
4. Leave a comment here.
5. Visit and comment on our poems.

(Next week's Midweek Motif is Health.)

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