The Water Skater
While I sat quietly on stony shallow,
And the water gurgled urgently around.
I could see a boy run busy,
And I decided I must found out why.
For, he was a bubbly water skater,
As that's what he did - skate all around.
He pushed his hindleg back and pushed ahead as if no one saw.
I am sure that he could beat his competition through.
He occasionally jumped, as if on a fright
And then sized up the water flow
And then, as if on a rush, went flying through
And the water gurgled urgently around.
I could see a boy run busy,
And I decided I must found out why.
For, he was a bubbly water skater,
As that's what he did - skate all around.
He pushed his hindleg back and pushed ahead as if no one saw.
I am sure that he could beat his competition through.
He occasionally jumped, as if on a fright
And then sized up the water flow
And then, as if on a rush, went flying through
