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Ava sent us all a video
She wanted us to know
That she learns to swim each weekend
She doggy paddles to and fro
2 She has a swimming costume
She chose a pretty patterned pink
She chose a no frills costume
So she can swim sleek and never sink
3 She wears her swimming goggles
And her matching swimming cap
She puts it all on by herself
She's keen and proud of that
4 Where is the lovely swimming pool?
The pool is in a local school
The pool is all a shallow end
Big enough for her and her new best friend
5 First she learned to get in
The water is quite warm
She trusts teacher to guide her
So she cannot come to harm
6 She knows that Dad is watching
And recording her progress
So that all the family
Can re-play her success
7 How long do her lessons last?
Only fifteen minutes
She looks forward to her first lesson
She can't wait to begin it
8 She stands beside the swimming pool
She is very confident and brave
Before she climbs down the ladder
She gives us all a happy wave
9 She holds the board in front of her
Her legs kick up and down
Swimming's easy, water holds you up
Far above the blue tiled ground
10 She swims the whole length of the pool
It's fun but very far
And when it's over she's so tired
That she sleeps in the chugging car
11 We wonder what she's dreaming
When she wakes she is confessing
Can you guess what she was dreaming?
About her next swimming lesson!
12 Her next lesson's twice as long
Teacher said she'd made great progress
She is confident and strong
Swimming is her new success!
(Possible end)
13 She watched a safety video
It warned don't swim far alone at night
In a pool, by day, with lifeguards watching
Is the way to do it right
14 Some people risk deep rivers
Some swim in big waves in the open sea
But in a pool, with a life guard
Is best (safest?) for Mummy, Daddy and me
15 Mummy and daddy and grandparents
All think she looks smart and sweet
Each week she learns something new
Now she's flapping flippers on her feet
16 She starts out swimmg on her front
She looks as natural as a green, swimming frog
She ends up swimming on her back
She's as happy as a grinning, tail-wagging dog.
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Copyright Angela Lansbury
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