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Poetry On Odyssey: A love for water

A love that started before I even knew it.

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Paige Thobe

A little girl in a pink dress

The sprinklers running on

Maybe my love for water

Started there in our lawn



Paige Thobe

Wearing a blue and green life jacket

Sunglasses on my head

My love for water

May have started there instead



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Or maybe it started with a bath

Jared and I splashing around

In this simple place,

My love may have been found



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Or maybe it was at the ocean

Playing there in the sand

Who knew I'd like water

Better than land



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My love only grew

The first time at the lake

Taking me there

May have been a mistake



Paige Thobe

Water has made me a bit crazy

And driven me to be wild

I've jumped off cliffs and bridges

Ever since I was a child



Paige Thobe

Water drove me to swim

Summer days I spent at the pool

I swam the days away

Never running out of fuel



Paige Thobe

Our family has been brought together

And it all started with a boat

Five of us on the water,

Just staying afloat



Paige Thobe

There's so much grandpa knows

And so much he's taught me

One of my first lessons from him

Learning to ski



Paige Thobe

Teammates at the pool

All laughing as we swam

Simple memories like this

Make up who I am



Paige Thobe

Because water is a part of me

and it will always be

Water makes me happy

Water lets me feel free

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