Reverse Dragonfly if you dare
The Widow Wyile swings
her arms backward
pikes her body
bottom deep
vee
as her toes emerge
to greet the sky
before heels and soles
splash
to bring her up flat again
as her hands and forearms
wave and fan
and so she inchworms
body below the surface
all the while skillfully avoiding
a nose full of water
the chief trick of this swim stroke
it has pleased her to invent
though onlookers
shake their heads
mutter about inefficiency
and miss all the fun
still she practices
perfects the fling
pike
leverage
splash!
again
and again
oh swimmers all
try it do!
reverse dragonfly is a challenge
a backstroke butterfly for fire breather
dragon swimmer sillies
who smile knowing the thrill
of keeping their noses clear
but if you do not fancy it
there’s leap frog stroke on offer too
stretch out your arms
and pull down hard
raise your knees
right to your ears jockey style
then with great hilarity
kick them out long behind
propel yourself through silken
cool waters
thinking how fabulously
you leap over fluffy
imaginary sheep
as frogs do boing along
saute mouton
sans personne
juste toi
dans un lac
c’est ben le fun
hop hop
kick
pis relax
hop hop
kick
pis relax
or flip back to your back
to fly
pike splash!