The Plunge

Before the Polar Plunges,
kids in the Matheson Cove
sneaked to Hyatt Mill Creek,
and went skinny dipping.


Kids in the Matheson Cove
scattered their clothes on bushes,
and went skinny dipping;
teeth chattering in icy waters.


Scattered their clothes on bushes,
held to the limbs,
teeth chattering in icy waters;
dipping into the deep.


Before the rooster crowed,
they sneaked to Hyatt Mill Creek,
and made history
before the Polar Plunges.
                      --Brenda Kay Ledford