Now I Lay Me Down To Swim (A Poem)

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October 10th, 2022 Lifestyle

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.

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