This handbook remains out of print
Swimming uphill with a snow suit on
Is not recommended for beginners.
It can be vexing to find oneself
Trailing in a stickleback wake.
The safest approach is to lie on your back
Letting the current take over.
In time you will note the point
Between silt and shore.
Intermediate persons may jump
From the bridge in order
To determine the size of their splash.
An instructor may be bankside
To offer assistance.
(This poem appears in ‘The Journal’ #40)
Neil Elder Poetry 
I like the ironic humour in this poem. Lots of great lines and images – and I find it a very helpful handbook 🙂 Good title.
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Hi Elly, Just checked in on my site and saw your very kind comments. Means a lot to me – thank you.
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