Water Dance
The afternoon sun sends
Flickers of light
To tiptoe
Across the lake
Jitterbugging
Jiving
Shimmying
Skipping
Flitting
Stepping
Making
Water
Dance
Flickers of light
To tiptoe
Across the lake
Jitterbugging
Jiving
Shimmying
Skipping
Flitting
Stepping
Making
Water
Dance
This poem is copyright (©) Theresa Gaughan 2025

About the Writer
Theresa Gaughan
Theresa is a third-grade teacher living in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is an avid reader and has a very extensive collection of children's books. The first poem she ever shared with others was written in fourth-grade. It was titled, I Have to Pay Attention. Her teacher asked her to make it into a poster that she later displayed in the hallway. Ms. Gaughan has no memory of the lesson that she missed while writing the poem.