Recalling some of the good old days
Memories almost make me wish again
That I could see those familiar faces
'Way up north, in Fenton, Michigan
More than forty years ago, the four of us
Went to Pellet's Department Store
Daddy and Cassell bought swimming trunks
And vowed their skinny dipping days were o'er
We loaded up and went to Silver Lake
Being shy, I wore Bermuda shorts
Rocky and I waded close to the edge
Cassell and Daddy decided to be sports
The water was kind of cool that day
Summer still wasn't at its prime
Cassell took a run-and-go and dived right in
But Daddy waded in a little at a time
Right away, Cassell swam out so far
That I was beginning to worry
Splashing himself a little at a time
Daddy sure wasn't in a big hurry
He was finally getting used to the water
Said it wasn't as cold as he'd feared
One minute, Daddy was splashing around
Then, in a flash, he had disappeared
It seems that Silver Lake has a drop off
About ten or twelve yards from shore
Daddy had fallen right off that thing
And ended up right on the lake floor
Rocky and I started screaming for help
Daddy popped up like a Jack-in-the box
He was spitting and sputtering and cussing
And looked so funny in his bright checkered socks
Every time I tell what happened that day
I still laugh so hard I get a bellyache
Just thinking about all the fun we had
Splashing and swimming in Silver Lake
Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
May 31, 2006
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