Short Swimmer Poems
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Jim was a silly fool.
Who fell into his swimming pool.
He wasn't a swimmer
He could not be dimmer.
It was very very uncool
there once was a sly swimmer bloke
whose manners were sure to provoke
his form was unique
a brand new technique
he mastered the women’s breaststroke
There once was an Olympic swimmer
Who accidently ate Viagra for dinner
His Speedo grew tight
He was awarded that night
A gold medal as the pole-vault winner
What thing seems to make men King Kong?
It lies under Michael Phelps’ thong
With each stroke of grace
See a free style freebase
That huge bulging spot is a bong
city swimmer yesterday
screamed a fish was in the way
lifeguards who had heard the shout
quickly tried to pull her out
and my goldfish from the bay.
Floating
Swimming
Backstroke
A float
Swimmer
Dinner
Catfish
Rubbish
Bottom
Column
A float
Backstroke
4/29/19
There was a girly landlubber in pink
Who to a burly fisherman was linked --
Not a swimmer, she sank
In his great big fishtank --
Now in winter she's a frozen ice rink
I dive in the deep end
down deep too long
my skin starts to tingle
water burns my lungs
not a strong swimmer
as I come up and choke
I can't swim back
but I can float
so I float
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Your absence hurts me,
Like a persistent toothache
Or a pair of too-tight shoes.
But, worse, your hard face,
When finally we meet,
Leaves me panicked, gasping:
A doomed and thrashing swimmer,
Drowning in your indifference.
little I discerned of pious words-
and idle twitter
scarcely had I known what I would find
among the dregs
it's a bitter pill to swallow
when a victory is hollow...
it's all downhill from here me thought
as I touched upon the egg!
Form:
The boy goes to the pool, full to the brim,
only moistens head, though wishes to swim.
But being too fearful
can't get into the pool.
What to do ? New swimmer ! Encourage him.
Great Southern,
land, down under, wintry,
Spring rain, precipitation, gloom....
Drear our days,
Until sunshine appears!
Joyous, seeking shorts, swimmer liles,
Down the beach,
Aquatic centers thrive,
Pallid limbs suntanning, right now!
We must shudder
as we go back in time,
all the way back
years before we can remember
to the decisive second when
one little upstream swimmer
strong enough to enter
and forever change
the constitution of an egg—
Bam!
It is written
the moment
we began.
manhattan roommate
brainwave specialist
blowhard rippling
always partygoer
dolphinfish royalist
turquoise irresistible
undrained rat
swearing yellowlegs
bearable humbling
houseguest behead
surrenderer bart
(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • July 20–26, 2026)
What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch
What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~underwater~~~
watching the shoreline blur
sees through his breath's weightless bubbles:
both worlds grow obscure.
Originally published by Mandrake Poetry Review
Wife, mother, sister, daughter, granddaughter,
cousin, neighbor, friend, citizen, congregate
schemer, planner, inventor, debater, organizer,
cleaner, listener, comforter, painter, writer, singer,
baker, cook, swimmer, driver, grandmother,
one woman, wearing many masks
Cara used to be a swimmer, but she had given it up
Her studies were taking every ounce of herself.
on a particularly difficult day she visited a pool
she dove in and swam, feeling like sunshine
remembering her hopes, dreams and inspirations
this refreshing water uplifted and inspired her
Cara used to be a swimmer, but she had given it up
Her studies were taking every ounce of herself.
on a particularly difficult day she visited a pool
she dove in and swam, feeling like sunshine
remembering her hopes, dreams and inspirations
this refreshing water uplifted and inspired her
Eyes panning down the lake
like sharpest Canon lens;
She captures all preys in sight~
Not a fastest swimmer,
not a fastest runner
Can flee from her big jaws
when hunger strikes tummy.
31 March 2022
Notes : Inspired by Joseph May's Pleiades Poetry Contest.
But this one isn't a Pleiades.
Reposted in response to Eve Roper's request.
From corners of silver lakes, you shimmer
In glancing ripples, fluid treasure awaits
And I, diving for pearls, a swimmer
Tangled within your illusion of depth
Until the fragile surface separates
Ghosts of tarnished gold grows dimmer
As mirages of you fall to shallow fates.
8/14/21
First Place
Julyme contest
Poem of the Day
8/16/21
Lone Snow Swan
Lone Snow Swan
swims ice-water,
graceful
along river
tinged by frost-banks.
Geese gather
in a gaggle
on the sidelines
as the single swimmer
holds
the cold centre,
tension mounting
between snowscape
and water
as the two
reconcile
into a
winter-water
peace-freeze.
In my dreams
I'm always alone
on monorail subway platforms
on anonymous beaches
with crowds and sharks feeding
and I the only swimmer.
In my dreams
I'm searching
cold rooms and buildings
backpackers hostels
street people alleys
rejected by old friends
yearning for my lost love
who has been taken
by other women
he loves more than me.
The Duke
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
Hawaii’s Polynesian Legend
Olympic swimmer-strokes freestyle
Represented USA & Hawaii
Shattered all records
and brought surfing to the world!
Embraced Kaliani
Surfer's Mantra
Life Saver and introduced surfing to the mainland,
The beachboy gentleman
(1890–1968)
BOAT RIDING
Pretty pig and grey goat wearing white coat
came to river to float a wooden boat.
Boat rowed by Master Mole.
At bottom, mole dig hole.
Boat sank but all rescued by swimmer colt.
08/31/18
There’s a fin in the water
What’s its path?
Is it toward
Or has it passed
There’s a fin in the water
What’s its movement?
Is it curved
Or is it straight
There’s a fin in the water
Oh
It’s a shark
There’s a fast swimmer
In the water
He’s making a path
Straight to the edge
So he will last
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