Jeff W. Watson Poet Haiku

A Quiet Pool

Quiet pool at night 
Is such a beautiful sight 
Moon shines on water 

Cool breeze blows through trees
A joyful relaxing sound 
By a quiet pool

The pool is quiet 
One o'clock in the morning 
Nobody's in there

Yes, pool is quiet 
I would like to go swimming 
At this time of night 

Daytime's not so good 
Pool full of screaming children 
Very annoying 

However, at night
Water's still and inviting 
Good time for swimming 

I like a cool pool
Water invigorating 
Gets the blood flowing 

Makes me feel alive 
Swimming under the water 
Over and over 

Unfortunately 
The pool has a fence 'round it
Locked, it keeps me out 

It makes me annoyed 
Cause I want to go swimming 
Under the water 

In a quiet pool
There I can act like the fool
Ignore all the rules 

Cannot act that way 
In the pool during the day 
People in the way 

That annoys me too
But no matter what I do 
At daytime I'm screwed 

But it's like I said 
I like swimming at nighttime 
When the pool's quiet 

Can't go swimming now 
So, I imagine myself 
In the quiet pool 

In the deep, dark night 
There is something magical 
'Bout a quiet pool 

In a quiet pool 
Fenced in, locked, but I'm no fool
Ghost's of swimmers past

Like to go swimming 
At night under a full moon 
In a quiet pool 

In a quiet pool 
Sometimes at night there are ducks
Swimming at night 

The ducks are quiet 
They seek a respit from life 
Something I do too

Now, why can't I swim
With ducks in a quiet pool 
Just me and the ducks

I seek respit too
From all the chaos of life 
In a quiet pool 

To swim in my mind
Yes, I must be satisfied 
'Neath a full blue moon 

Near the quiet pool 
Yes, I sat there all night long 
Writing this poem 

On their way again 
In the morning ducks had gone 
Off to face their lives 

I myself instead 
Still sit by a quite pool 
Waiting for my life...

Copyright ©? Jeff W. Watson, September 10, 2026

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