in the lake

In the lake the swimmers take

The ripples circle they don't see

They want to get it across

The winning bet on the land

The friends and supporters shout

“There is a water snake behind you”

The swimmers don't hear a thing

They want to swim to finish the race

The guitar players strumming songs

Along the bank of the lake giving them melodies

In the lake the swimmers take

Splashing and cutting water to swim along

The green and black reptile floating along

The swimmers yell and kicking hard like fishes

They swim to the shore breathing heavily

“What's that in the lake?”

The guitar players sing

“It isn't anything you see

There is no water snake

It's part of your imagination”

On land the party begins

The food and water flow

The winners get their prizes

They look at the lake imagining of snakes