Skating Practice
© 2014 Mollie McKibbon
Thump, bump- I’m on my rump.
O what a place to be,
While all around me spin the ones
So gracefully at ease.
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Thump, bump- I’m down again.
Alack and oh, alas.
Doing figure eights on their skates,
I watch those athletes pass.
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Thump, bump – I’m such a lump
Of misery on the rink.
If only the ice would crack or melt,
From sight I’d gladly sink.
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Thump, bump – it’s such a pain
To be the only one
Who can’t stand up on her skates
And join in all the fun.
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Slide, glide – so that’s the trick
To staying on your feet.
Persistence pays in many ways
To make one’s life complete.
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Oh whee! Look at me
Sailing cross the ice.
I’m speeding by so very fast
That stopping won’t be nice.
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