Camp Chingachgook Bound

In this Photo from left to right: Helen Greenwood, Philly Dake, Frances Greenwood, and Heidi Dake. John Greenwood and Perrin Dake sitting on the trunk. The picture was taken facing toward North Broadway in front of the City Center.

Camp Chingachgook Bound

(Broadway, Saratoga Springs N.Y. circa 1967)

By John R.Greenwood

Maternal guards

Arms patiently folded

Await Trailway’s bus

Of grey, white, and chrome

Childhood friends

Sit anxious

Atop black trunk

Of bug spray and sweatshirts

Visions of swims

In cold Lake George waters

Pine-nestled cabins with

Green paint-peeled

Screen doors

That slam in the night

Cold pancake breakfast

Bright plastic dishes

Hikes on Buck Mountain

July campfire wishes

Memories born

Journeys long taken

Bring life to the surface

Smiles freshly shaken

Thanks for the picture

Of those pictured here

For time in a capsule

Sweet, savored, and dear