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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Date: 8/9/2010 9:05:00 AM
Congratulations Joe on your win in Barbara Gorelick's contest "Your Favorite Form Of Transportation". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/8/2010 10:08:00 PM
You and your Kayak have created such a fantastic picture. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 8/8/2010 8:36:00 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.
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Date: 8/6/2010 9:36:00 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!!
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Date: 8/6/2010 8:20:00 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
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Date: 8/5/2010 9:31:00 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..
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Date: 8/5/2010 9:23:00 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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