August 01, 2010

Camp Sights

Camp Sights

By John R. Greenwood


Rock-bumpy camp roads

Rain washed and rutted

Lead to pine-needle foyers

Pitchy and smooth


Aluminum camp pots

Clink and clatter

Sizzling bacon crowds

Old cast-iron skillet


Cold cement-floor bathhouse

Amplifies early morning echoes of

Child’s playful excitement


Handed down fishing poles

Lean slightly bent

Crusted old nightcrawler

Days long forgotten


Sunny days and boat rides

Cranky babies in hats

Inner tube piles and

Sand scattered beach blankets


Night campfire crackles

Melting into pools of

Wavy hot embers

Both yellow and orange

Sweet smokey scent


Wispy white ashes

Snowing in reverse

Rise to star filled skies

As if returning home


Written for Stewart's Pond Campsite about Stewart's Pond Campsite.

The photograph was taken by my dear sister and camp owner Joanne Byron


J.R.G.8.01.10


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