She stood beside the ocean ready to jump in
Her lover called behind her,
“But, you don’t know how to swim.”
***
She leapt from the rocks high into the air,
Her lover staring in disbelief
Ready to cry out in despair.
***
Her body strikes the water with perfect grace and form,
The lover almost faints not watching what happens next,
She moves slowly with the ocean, swimming back towards shore.
***
His eyes are teary as he confesses,
“I thought you were going to die.”
She turns to him in her reply, “Silly boy, I’ve been taking lessons.”
This is really cute. Made me smile on this rainy Monday morning.
Thank you… Yesterday, I was feeling more… suicidal, and I had the first two lines stuck in my head. Then they would not let me sleep. I awoke in the middle of the night – when I started to let them out, it just came out this way instead.
I’m happy it made you smile 🙂
Always, Me
Lovely, teasing poem.
Thank you, Sir.
Very happy you liked it.
Always, Me
Thankful for the “lessons.”
😉
No doubt 🙂
Always,
Me
Love the near rhymes on the first and third lines. The surprise ending has credibility since she has no hesitation and perfect grace and form. I like surprise happy endings, especially when they come from you. That all reads and flows very nicely.
Thank you, Sir.
Always, Me