Cancer camp Friday
Anticipation
We are full of excitement
Tall buildings, new paint
Wraparound decks greet the eye
White rockers beckon
A crystalline lake
Alligators are sleepy
The children are not
First day has flown by
Beds welcome tired campers
A toilet is clogged
My child wakens first
She attacks the day, I snooze
I become alert
What is that smell, Pete?
No answer comes, yet I know
Unmistakable
Windows thrown open
Door propped [...]

















