Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SWIMMIN'-TIME, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: It was so hot in school I sat an' sweat Last Line: They're tyin' all our stockin's into knots! Subject(s): Children; Swimming & Swimmers; Childhood; Swimmers | ||||||||
It was so hot in school I sat an' sweat, An' thought all day how fine a swim would feel. When time was up we didn't wait, you bet, But just raced out here an' began to peel! It's fun to hear the little fellers squeal Each time you shove 'em in an' get 'em wet. Once I was skeered when some big boy would steal Close up behindit kinder skeers me yet! But anyhow I can stay under more Than any boy my sizeI do it lots. It's funnyan' I've noticed it before Down deep the water's warm an' cold in spots. Hi! Hi, there! See those fellers up on shore They're tyin' all our stockin's into knots! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STILL ON WATER by KENNETH REXROTH THE ROUND FISH by ELEANOR WILNER THE SUMMER I WAS SIXTEEN by GERALDINE CONNOLLY THE EXCHANGE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER WITH KIT, AGE 7, AT THE BEACH by WILLIAM EDGAR STAFFORD THE CASE OF EDGAR ABBOTT AND PHILIP RIDD by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A BABY AT THE PARTY by BURGES JOHNSON |
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