The KC Star is sponsoring a haiku contest to celebrate the opening of the new river otter exhibit at the KC Zoo....it reminded me of my favorite otter....Andy!
At around age 5 he was just learning water skills at the Emporia Recreation Center. Our friend, Joann Campbell, offered private swim lessons in her pool one afternoon. She was planning to review and add some new skills. Katie dutifully followed Joann's instructions polishing her technique. Andy, however, repeatedly glided underwater the length of the pool oblivious to his smiling teacher. His brown hair was matted to his head and his face held a look of determination as he slid back and forth just out of arm's reach.
Brown hair, sleek body
Glides below waters surface
My son Andrew M.
EllenE
Getting physical
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Training sessions have been going really well these past few weeks. I
swim, lift, and run on my own (or with the masters swim team) during the
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12 years ago
2 comments:
Nice haiku, Ellen. What is Andy's middle name? I guess I do not know it, sorry to say. As we know, Andrew grew up to be good looking, hard working, fun loving, and kind. More people should spend time in the pool.
I love Honor's comment. That's great!
Also, I love this poem about Andrew Marshall Ellis. :) I can totally picture him swimming around that pool, stubbornly doing his own thing and having a damn good time.
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