| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Traci Mabats on 06/28/04 at 04:25 PM yeah, my friend and I noticed that we floated much better than this guy with no body fat when we used to go swimming together. We were also able to stand colder water better than him too. It has its purposes. :) |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 06/29/04 at 05:52 AM I enjoyed this one Alison. I must have been a rock in another life, I go straight down when
I try to float...Charlie |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 06/29/04 at 03:38 PM this poem has a refreshing buoyancy that you float with your honest pen and wit. Love it!
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| Posted by Ginette T Belle on 06/30/04 at 01:51 PM love the last stanza especially...this experience is very well expressed and i love it so... |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/01/04 at 11:41 AM Lol! really. Thanks for this light moment, made more so by your gall and honesty. My wife and I are buoyed by your poem. It will make it possible for us to summon up the gall necessary to take a dip at the end of the long days of driving on our up-coming road trip from Dallas to Desert Springs, California. Thanks again, girl. |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 07/02/04 at 07:04 AM this is so wonderful, alison... oh, you have set a beautiful example here of self acceptance... which is most important, above all others... excellent and endearing piece... blessings... |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 07/02/04 at 09:23 PM Wow! Can't help but admire the honesty of this piece. Well done!! |
| Posted by Kara Hayostek on 07/19/04 at 04:47 AM God, the title of this caught my attention...my mother used to tell me i had no business wearing a bikini, and i was so thin back then. Oh well. These days, im pregnant plus packed on a few extra in the hip/thigh/rear region i dont want to think of my swimsuit! |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 07/22/04 at 01:48 PM a wonderful and sweet self effacer. for whatever you were in another life, you are certainly a poet in this one. |
| Posted by Melanie A Bennett on 07/24/04 at 05:09 PM I love this...being heavier, I can relate. But it has never stopped me from putting on a swimsuit :) Thank you for writing this
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| Posted by David Hill on 01/02/05 at 03:28 AM I like the matter of fact tone and the peceful visual of the far end of the pool. |
| Posted by Madeline Pestolesi on 02/14/05 at 02:45 AM Oh, this is fabulous! I wear blue spandex pants when I ride my bike and I always get the eye from people when I do it. But there's a point when you just have to stop caring because really, what does it matter? Nice job! |
| Posted by Timothy Somers on 02/22/05 at 04:36 AM The title sucked me in, the images delighted, the simple honesty will stick with me. Thanks for the read. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Seago on 01/23/07 at 02:42 AM What radiant beauty confined in these stanzas! I can completely and totally one hundred percent relate. I've always been a mermaid of sorts. A voluptuous mermaid at that. ;D Splendid write! I'm adding this to my favorites. |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 02/06/07 at 02:34 PM this one floated to the surface on random fav's...so glad it did! the only bright spot for me in the summer is the fact that my butt floats so i can't drown when the kids are jumping on me :) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/27/07 at 02:19 PM A great choice for POTD! I love your voice in this, the matter of fact tone. The last stanza is magic, and as a swimmer, I can hear the pool side sounds perfectly from your descriptions. |
| Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 04/27/07 at 04:41 PM Great write. Really enjoyed it. Congrats on POTD
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| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/27/07 at 04:56 PM Great to read again this splash of honesty. And a worthy addition to the POTD hall of fame. Congrats Alison! |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 04/27/07 at 08:12 PM Amen! This needed to be written. And congratulations on POTD! |
| Posted by Maria Terezia Ferencz on 05/12/07 at 10:15 AM Love it stanza 2 is so on the money! |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/02/09 at 02:17 PM You are one honest girl! I'll bet you look just fine in a swimsuit. I live by the bech, but don't swim. Loved stanza 2; in fact, I loved this entire piece! |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 08/31/09 at 04:01 PM ...bathing suits, suit me...it's always something to get out of...need any help? |
| Posted by Vikki Owens on 11/27/10 at 12:25 AM who's to say who should and shouldnt wear a swimsuit? have you read 'she's come undone'? this reminded me of that novel, one of my favorite books of all time. excellent write. |
| Posted by Adele Cameron on 09/24/11 at 01:56 AM :) |
| Posted by Angela Stevens on 03/01/14 at 07:59 PM I really like this. I've always thought I was a hippo in a previous life. |
