a day at the pool

home early I go to the pool.
it's free
of kids.
which is good. no screaming.
no crying,
no lingering
with toys around the edges.
no parents yelling.
I put on some lotion,
lie down on a long soft
chair.
the guard is in the shade
busy with his phone.
the sun is just right,
high above the canopy
of trees, but not too
hot.
after a while, I go
to the side
and slip into the blue
cool water, still
and calm. i'm the only
one in, I go deep and swim
below to the other side.
life is good.
it's summer and i'm in
the pool.
reminds me of years gone
past.
when life was all about
days like this,
that you never wanted
them to end.
to have summer forever
last forever,
delaying
the start of autumn
school.