Far Shore

Reeds let go of my ankles And the lake opens out like a hand No line on the bottom, no wall to turn Just a red roof on the far side, so I swim for that Lift my head, the far shore's a little bigger Put it down, just gold and green Every time I look it's closer And I can't remember swimming in between Warm patch, cold patch, warm again A dragonfly rides my wake a stroke or two My towel on the dock back there Is a white dot I could cover with my thumb Lift my head, the far shore's a little bigger Put it down, just gold and green Every time I look it's closer And I can't remember swimming in between Back in the pool I counted everything Out here I lost the numbers somewhere in the weeds Just this arm and then the next one And a red roof turning into a house Lift my head, the far shore's a little bigger Put it down, just gold and green Every time I look it's closer And I can't remember swimming in between Sand under my hands I stand up, and I'm there