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Night Swim
by Kathleen Wilsonalmost
oveflowing
time changed
pool light's still out
no moon
swims
small bird swept
up into eaves
yesterday
tonight
low flying wings
sound unseen
I spread
arms breast
stroking dark
water surface of leaves
small poolside lamps alone
show yellow and brown
each leaf in hand
a slow examine and release
hibiscus hearts
forsythia points
one by one
azalea rounds
lapped
gatherings
star patterns
sky tree strewn
and I
back and forth
swim toward paradise
on either shore
when sudden bloom of light burst timely
on later hour
afloat direct to sun
eyes open body rapt in glow
see steamy rise
in cold night grow
shadows of my crested waves
go high against lit towered walls 12/04/2007 Posted on 12/05/2007
Copyright © 2026 Kathleen Wilson
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 12/05/07 at 09:48 AM A night swim sounds perfect right about now. There is a place I like to go in Oregon in the high desert, a native-american owned resort that fills a pool with hot springs water. Though I haven't yet been, I hear the most amazing experience is going on a winter night, when the water is hot and the snow is falling... |
| Posted by David Garner on 12/05/07 at 03:31 PM your night swim strokes are beautifully timed exercises. I lap each couplet up and must remember to breathe... |
| Posted by Tom Goss on 12/05/07 at 08:48 PM Laced with lovely images and what a dazzling finale! |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 12/06/07 at 01:10 AM I think Greg is on the wave length about you. ;)
And I dive in with a splashing agreement.
Love, Harvey |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 12/08/07 at 08:20 AM This is a real delight with each read. Beautiful and a phantasm of poetic imagery and grace! |
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