A Splashy Wet + Wonderful Morning In The Zero Lane

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The first lane of the Belmont Shore pool

is marked by the Zero digit

My weekly mile swim is a thing

of the past

but this morning, I splashed and stroked

for five laps of an Olympic pool:

the equivalent  of 5/18ths

of a mile

(Coincidentally, 5/18 is my birthday)

Unlike my frequent swims

prior to my 70th birthday,

I swam sloppily: 
straight ahead strokes
with lots of curvature

But it was a total of 800 joyful strokes

at 5:30 AM

 

I would like to thank

the staff member who allowed me

to re-enter the pool area

after I showered

By then it was daylight
and I was able 

to take this photograph

© Oliverio

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