GIRL IN CANOE
Upon a spring day, bright and blustery, A girl did take to the water in a canoe, Like a duck she slide forth, graceful strokes, To cut the water like a knife neatly so, On the lake she goes cresting swells, The birds wheel above, like an escort, With wind and current, her work cut out, She puts her back into, and on she goes, How far will she go, what sights will she see, This is a day of adventuring, at 14 so much new, She is on her own, out of Dado’s helping reach, Sink or swim, is up to her,... Sign in to see full entry.