My Kayak

I grab my paddle and life vest
To do the thing that I like best
I put it in the Puget Sound
And ride my kayak all around

I take it out for exercise
I roll it over should it capsize
I’ve paddled it far off the shore
I’ve paddled near orcas before

My kayak and I go far
To places you can’t reach by car
In the shell I carry things
That any other camper brings

I have a kayak I use for fun
It’s a single, built for one
I have another made for two
Big enough for me and you

If you’d like to give it a try
I’ll make sure that you stay dry
Sit up front, the view is clear
I’ll sit in back so I can steer

Some like cars and some like planes
Some like bikes and some like trains
But for the ride that I like best
I grab my paddle and life vest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 9, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Congratulations Joe on your win in Barbara Gorelick's contest "Your Favorite Form Of Transportation". Love, Carol
Mannan Avatar
August 8, 2010 at 10:08 PM
You and your Kayak have created such a fantastic picture. Congrats on your win.
Augustus Avatar
August 8, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Nicely done! There are just so many forms of transportation and I definitely wouldn't have had this one in mind. Congratulations on a win in this contest.
Dietrich Avatar
August 6, 2010 at 9:36 PM
Sounds really cool. Congats for your win with this kayak poem. Luv, Andrea ps one time in jr. high a cute boy wrote in my yearbook: I'd like to be alone in a kayak with you. that was my introduction to that word!!
Devonshire Avatar
August 6, 2010 at 8:20 AM
Wow, this is one for my faves, Joe. I just rode my first kayak last week and it was so much fun!! Congratulations on your win. Love, Carolyn
Sweetheart Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Congrats Joe on your winning poem in BG's contest with this terrific write on your mode of transportation... a fun sport.. enjoy your wonderful win my friend..with luv..
Gorelick Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Joe, kayaking is on my bucket list of to-dos before I crump..nice rhyming and congrats on your win in my contest. BG
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