Rate this poem:0.0 / 0 votes

Pools and Ponds



Outside Tryon, N.C., lies a large house with pool.
I swam in my new, green bathing suit. Leaves fall.
By the old house with outhouse; a dark, murky pond.
Water goes under arms. Making it velvety softness.
East Spartanburg, S.C. is a large house with pond.
I row my boat to dock and jump off. Swim with dog.
Nori and I shed our suits, and skinny dip; alone.
Gary fishes on the edge. Nori, Vicky, Cynthia sit.
Las Vegas, N.V. Decorative pool in lush landscape.
Larry hesitently sheds suit to do the skinny dip.
We tell his mother, she laughs at his inhibition.
Two of us, kids are gone. A guest skinny's alone.
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on January 23, 2011

35 sec read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDCEFGHIJF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 597
Words 116
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Discuss this smitheldmataoldotcom poem with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Pools and Ponds" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 21 Mar. 2023. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/82147/pools-and-ponds>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    smitheldmataoldotcom

    »

    March 2023

    Poetry Contest

    Enter our monthly contest for the chance to win cash prizes and gain recognition for your talent.
    10
    days
    17
    hours
    31
    minutes

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    What year was "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" originally published?
    • A. 1701
    • B. 1789
    • C. 1773
    • D. 1761