Pool Is Cool

• Riley Maffey Bland, Grade 4, Buranda State School
• Poetry
• 2015

Excellence Award in the 'The Write Track 2015' competition

I can see,
People diving, swimming and splashing
And people yelling, and people selling
These people with their arms thrashing
These people sure like swimming.

I can hear,
People yelling, laughing and running
Gates opening, water dripping, plip, plop
Some people sing songs, others humming
Kids challenging, races to the top.

I can feel,
Cold water refreshing my skin
Hot stone tiles burning the soles of my feet
I can't wait to dive straight in
I'm liking this more than the heat.