Short Chlorinated Poems

euphoric in chlorinated water
a splash
grandma has arrived
small ducks
chatter 
             and cling
battle for hugs

7/29/2018...

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swimming in a lake
among bullfrogs and catfish
natural hot springs
in patches of cold water
a water snake shimmies past

swimming in pool
heavily chlorinated 
reddening my eyes
I long for a cool pond
my own private lake in woods...

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dive in deep from cool cement
chlorinated water above my head
breath held deep with easy glide
swimming with you side by side
under stars and crescent moon
eyes shut tight against the burn
surface break in the still night
as you disappear from my heart's lie...

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stripped bare
i stood quivering
breathing the air
sweaty and staggering

rectangular sanctum
in front of me
offer the purity that autumn
lacked so desperately

wading through
this mass anew
i question my own motives
for leaving you

frustrated now
i rise to the ground
unfamiliar affections are overrated
the pool is chlorinated...

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