The Pool

The magical swimming pool

All winter long 

We yearn for those days,

The hot summer days

The lazy days to play.

You keep us so cool

as we swim in the pool.

Though the sand is a drag

and makes my son gag 

(when he sucks his thumb covered with sand).

We still return for the beach-like feel

Putting oodles of sunscreen on so we don't peel.

The thin mamas and fat

all join on their mats

they all close their eyes

and ignore their kids' cries.

The lifeguards blow whistles from their chairs so high

No running, no throwing, no chicken fighting!

I glare at the big kids, (not my own)

No splashing my baby, I don't need her crying!

Such cheap fun to be had

At the pool we're all glad.

They play catch, build sandcastles, do canonballs and tricks

As I watch from the side, each swim, twirl, and kick.

Hours fly by

And soon we'll have to go

Back another day

To swim, build, and lay.