Courtesy: Michael O. Zahn
Now I Lay Me Down To Swim
by Michael O. Zahn
Now I lay me down to swim,
the Lord knows that each stroke’s a hymn,
a sacred song my body sings.
If I should tire before the shore,
And never reach the beach at all,
I pray the Lord my soul to take,
that in God’s lake I will awake.
ABOUT MICHAEL ZAHN
Michael O. Zahn, a former Milwaukee newspaper reporter, lives in Central Florida. His poems about swimming have been published in numerous venues, both print and electronic.
