Learning To Swim. Comments
Fortunately the primary school I attended
had swimming baths, not too deep, not too shallow,
so that I learned to swim in Year Six.
The teachers knew all about water safety and basic skills.
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A well authored poem. Truly delightful...5 stars*****
A very insightful comment. You probably guessed that, in the last two lines, I was using 'swim' as a metaphor for my attitude to life.
Very interesting. This is how we learn about different cultures. Thanks for the poem.
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7/18/2025 6:50:07 PM # 1.0.0
primary school I attended.. had swimming baths I would swim lengths of different pools my certificate was lost.. but I am very much in the swim.... //.... That's an incredible achievement. I understand that swimming is the best whole body exercise which we may call' All-In-One'. Thanks for sharing. I learnt swimming when I was 21 at a water tank in a factory where my father used to work.
You add some relevant, interesting details of your own swimming experience in a factory tank. 'I am very much in the swim'- I like to use words with a literal meaning, as metaphors for life.