The Found Boat-A Precis
Spring rain; river overflows, shallow lake fills.
Riding a log, two girls explore the flotsam,
Find boat; old, damaged, half sunk, ruined, mostly.
They shout out, show teasing boys, schoolmates, the wreck.
Delighted boys drag the hulk home, repair, seal.
Girls watch the project day by day; at last done.
Boys and girls launch, try it out by twos, threes, more.
Success. No leaks. Make lunch and sail down river.
An abandoned house appears. Going ashore—
They explore, eat lunch, play games, dare each other—
To strip. They all do. They dance, sun shines...time stops.
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