Swimming Lessons
Minnows and their moms
hurry in no running
no floaties they bob
in the shallow end feet
lighter than the air outside
humid hot hold your nose
dunk then sleek heads
break water gasp in air
guppies swam earlier
tread water flutter kick
breathe breathe
pollywogs slipped home
to naps by now lily pad
blankets pulled over
still damp hair barely green
this one dogpaddles slowly
dreaming next year
she will be a bluegill
a dolphin flying fish
her mother poolside with
towels her unread book
watching wings unfurled.