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Marine Lake Swimmers

All hail the early bathers Swimwear on before the dawn Then entering the water As autumn day is born Mirrored surface broken As cross the lake they power Immune they to the coldness At this the waking hour They say it’s warmer in there Than standing on the brink But some are made for swimming While others merely sink.

PETER GIBBS, September 2017

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