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Swim Naked
by Walt Hardester
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Rated "G" by the Author.

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A Wunderkind's lament


My, You have so much potential!
The whole world is ahead of you.
Is probably one of the worst,
Things you could say to a child.

The child says to themself,
Oh, I have potential,
But I have no direction.
Circumstance dictates my voyage,
I am focused,
But don't know why.

I am different,
I am uh, smart.
The others make fun of me,
Call me freak.

Never mind I am a freshman in college,
And I’m only fourteen.
Where are my friends that find so much fun,
In looking at girls in magazines?

Naked women are everywhere here,
All I have to do is look out my dorm room door.

I miss my childhood.
I want to play baseball and fish in the stream.
Swim naked in the pond,
Yeah, that is my dream.

©2008 Walt Hardester
       



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Reviewed by Randall Barfield 3/4/2009
Ha. We all resist! Cheers
Reviewed by Romantic Poetess Victoria L. McColley 2/26/2009
Walt your 2nd stanza is really awesome perspectives
& makes perfect sense
It makes me more contect to know I allow my daughter her choices & even in her not so well rounded ones as I cringe she surprises me with her visions....Thanks For The Wonderful Thought Provoking Read
I do see through "Swim Naked" that a child prodigy can also potentially deem to be a curse....
Peace, Love & Poetry
Vickie
Reviewed by Jon Willey 2/21/2009
to skinny dip or not, that is the question Walt -- fate intervenes only when perception and motivation are left unattended at the gates of greatness -- much peace and love to you my dear friend -- Jon Michael
Reviewed by Rebecca Lerwill 2/20/2009
Great idea!
Just watch those frogs.
r~
Reviewed by Ed Matlack 2/20/2009
Cute, Walt & very telling...ed
Reviewed by Felix Perry 2/20/2009
Sounds like a child protege or genius issn't always what its cracked up to be.

Fee
Reviewed by The Bear Paw 2/20/2009
Hi Walt, those were the days, haven't been skinny dipping in eons. Damn, did I just write that? And did I just give my age away? Thank you for sharing this....

In Spirit,
Bear
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner 2/20/2009
Me, too, Walt, me, too!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

LOL at Georg's comment :D
Reviewed by Christine Alwin 2/20/2009
I love this Walt...I ditto your poem!
Reviewed by Georg Mateos 2/20/2009
Remember Brother Walt, cold water shrinks everything and if naked girls are around it could be very very embarrassing for you. :-)

Georg

Reviewed by Mr. Ed 2/20/2009
Go for it. I still fish in streams and swim naked in ponds, and I ain't no kid. (And don't tell my wife, but I often pee out back with the dogs, too!)
Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan 2/20/2009
i enjoyed this--i sometimes miss my childhood as well!
Reviewed by SOULFUL SHEE G. Pulsing In Passionate Purple PassionS 2/20/2009
I love this poem Walt, those days are still in your mind
to make you smile.
Hey, there are people in their 70's still going to colllege! hint-hint

Another child genius BORED, tell sweetly in this expression!This poem *(in your mind) reminds of the movie "The Quiz" I think it was, with Tim? Susan Sarandon's husb. was in it with Meg Ryan, and Eisteen was played by a funny man (also popular) Tim tried to speak Megan's Genius level, it was a fun comedy (if you need one to see) Have you seen it?

Much Love and Blessings SWEET FRIEND, Warrior Purple Passion Lady SHEExooo
Reviewed by Edwin Hurdle 2/20/2009
Well written and excellent poem,take care

Edwin
Reviewed by Deborah Plante (Reader) 2/20/2009
Speaks volumes about how society thinks, pushing forward so quickly as able...too bad a child with a mind like can't explore the natural world, no telling what he might have come up just being able to be himself without all that outside influence molding and controlling.
Reviewed by Mary Lacey 2/19/2009
Walt,

This sounds like the woes of a child genius. Having an adult intelligence trapped in a child's body is so sad. Thinks like skinny dipping and "kid" things are missed out on. You tell of this child's pain well.

Mary


Reviewed by Tinka Boukes 2/19/2009
A-skinny-a-dipping-u-huh!!

Love Tinka
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