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Lying on a raft all day, warm
gusts the only break in heat;
fragile glass the lake appears
tranquil against a cloudless
sky. BFFs in matching stripes
bikini straps pulled down for
tans; baby oil, lemon juice,
tinfoil at fingertips. Laughs
and jokes and boys and boys,
the girls are like a boat.
And then when nighttime
does arrive, in bed
they’re still afloat.
@laurie kolp
Prompt inspiration: Poetry Jam- Swimming
15 comments:
Looking forward to reading these. Brings back my own memories.
An enjoyable reminiscence. Seems so strange now, doesn't it, to have used things like baby oil and suntan oil! No one was Vitamin D deficient THEN!
Thanks Connie!
Mary- I know... crazy, huh? I would have a fit if my daughter did that. Hmm... she came back red as a lobster after spending a day at the beach with her BFF's family ... I wonder if...? Nah!
This took me back, Laurie. I remember the tinfoil, too!
It's a theme I find difficult to prevent recurring. Roll on your next, this is a strong start.
Oh this made me smile so big. I never did the tin foil, but the rest, oh yes!
Oh Laurie! I love this look back in time.
In addition to the baby oil? Iodine! Yes! I have had the skin cancers to prove it.
As a brunette I was always jealous of the blondes & their lemon juice - I had to use vinegar to lighten my hair. Yuck!
I remember that feeling of still being on the water after a long day. It's a good memory.
This poem was full of nostalgia...thanks for reminding me of the memories.
I really reveled in your line breaks and loose punctuation here, and your end line is wonderful. You packed quite a punch in these few lines.
ha. this is a fun romp into memory...used to camp out at the lake...got some great memories there myself...
ok, so whats up with the tin foil?
finally got my jam up
Brian- We used to lay out on tin foil towels to "get a better tan"...
I enjoyed the way thisa was constructed and imagine it was great fun to write too. Sorry, what's a BFF?
Brings back wonderful memories of the lake. So almost innocent.
How I remember baby oil and lemon juice! Always a brunette, I really hoped the lemon juice would give me blonde streaks ~ nope, had to pay for that one!
I played this week for the first time. Hope you'll stop by: Free Fall.
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