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Nestled
Sitting
upon the rock,
Sitting
on the large wooden chapel benches,
Hearing
the wind in the pines,
Warming
in the sun on the sandy beach,
Snuggling
in the sleeping bag in the Log Cabin,
Camping
in the lean-tos
Today
just like then...
Thirty
years seems so long ago
But
so little has changed,
When
you can nestle in the warmth
Of
sweet memories and find it now. -
Alumnae
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Another
Day
The
sun shone down with all its might
upon
the dark and starry night,
and
with its glow the silence broke
for
a little girl, awakening spoke.
"Another
day, another dream," said she,
and
believed with all her heart this could be.
And
as everyone else slept,
in
her heart this quote she kept.
thinking
today this might come true,
though
she really had not a clue,
that
when her elders woke and showered
how
much her dreams they would be cowered,
and
as her brain went, went the
day,
in it's dull and pointless way.
Still
in her heart she could not keep
the
thought at bay.
To
everyone else normal she did seem,
though
in her heart she lived a dream. -
LakeTops Camper
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The
Cabin
Alone
again, winters snow makes it for sure, but history of fun
and
life lie on your walls. Soon when summers sun come
your door
will
open to joyful life again and more history will come.
Life lives
in
history for the cabin on the hill.
- Wendies Camper
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The
Rain Game
I
can swallow this fleshy darkness
In
the hush of hands.
It
is thick enough to swim in--
Deeper
than snow would be,
And
more powerful than I anticipated.
The
light reflections that scatter through
cannot
cut it.
The
keep me concentrated.
Serve
as posts,
to
mark the entirety of the darkness.
As
the storm comes throug,
I
am anxious and afraid.
But
with its peak, the train--thunder,
Deep
shadow forgives me
For
patterns I hate
For
the me I cannot change. -
Skytops Camper
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A
Friend
A
friend is a special person.
A
person you love and care for.
A
person who has a special meaning,
A
special place in your heart.
A
true friend will last a lifetime.
Friends
are there for each other,
Help
each other,
Love
each other,
Care
for each other,
And
most importantly need each other.
Be
there for them,
Help
them in their time of need.
The
may not show it, but they need you.
When
you're afraid, let them know,
They
can help.
Keep
your friend close and love them.
Tell
them that they are needed and loved.
"We
all need somebody to lean on!" -
Birches Camper
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