Granny Angela Lansbury by the swimming pool during Covid in Cashew Heights in Singapore. Copyright Angela Lansbury
My family all learned to swim
At different times from me
When did you learn to swim?
I asked my family
My granny learned on a cruise ship
The sea around was nice
Her parents took her there three times
'cos children paid half price
The cruise ship has a swimming pool
And although it was small
You have people all around
You were always near the wall
She pushed the water with one arm
And then she added two
Then three or four, then some more
It wasn't hard to do
When Granny was expecting Dad
She told hubby, 'Learn to swim
If ever he's in trouble
You will have to rescue him.'
Grandad protested, 'I'm too heavy!'
Granny said, 'That is not true
'cos bigger people learn to swim -
They are heavier than you!'
When he was in a lesson
He copied all the others
Lots of people went to learn
Expecting fathers, and mothers
Later my grandad learned to dive
One day I'll learn that, too
When I am older, four or five
So much to learn and do.
So when I go to sleep at night
When I put my head down
I dream I'm in a swimming pool
And swimming round and round.
-ends-
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