Body Surfing
Listen to Helen ...
The surfing hippos from the Congo
ride the waves along Loango.
They body surf in salty seas
while taking tonnage off their knees.
They bathe away the bugs and grime
and have themselves the swell-est time.
ride the waves along Loango.
They body surf in salty seas
while taking tonnage off their knees.
They bathe away the bugs and grime
and have themselves the swell-est time.
This poem is copyright (©) Helen Kemp Zax 2025
About the Writer
Helen Kemp Zax
Helen Kemp Zax loves to write poetry, especially poems that rhyme. Her debut picture book Little Witch’s To-Do List will be published by Abrams Appleseed in 2025. She is co-winner of the 2021 YorkMix International Children’s Poetry Prize, the 2018 MG Katherine Paterson Prize winner, and a 2019 Finalist. Helen's poetry appears in anthologies like The Sea’s Song and Chasing Clouds and in magazines like The Caterpillar. She lives in Washington, D. C. with her husband and their crazy Aussie-doodle Huckleberry Finn.
