Swimming by Clinton Scollard

Swimming
by
Clinton Scollard

When all the days are hot and long
And robin bird has ceased his song,
I go swimming every day
And have the finest kind of play.

I've learned to dive and I can float
As easily as does a boat;
I splash and plunge and laugh and shout
Till Daddy tells me to come out.

It's much too soon; I'd like to cry
For I can see the ducks go by,
And Daddy Duck--how I love him--
He lets his children swim and swim!

I feel that I would be in luck
If I could only be a duck!

This poem is in the public domain.

Clinton Scollard (1860–1932) was an American poet and fiction writer. Born in New York, he was a graduate of Harvard and became a professor of English at Hamilton College. In addition to his skills as a writer, Clinton was an accomplished athlete. He played varsity baseball and is credited with introducing the curveball to college baseball. He wrote six novels and four collections of poetry in the course of his life.

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