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February 20, 2023
By Anonymous

You are driving down Nashway Street

When you see a familiar sign

It is titled Camp Lake Hubert

It’s written in green


That is where you will be

For the next four weeks

Protected by a canopy of trees


As you drive a little further 

You start to hear chatter

Its the first day excitement 

Everyone is filled with jitters


You roll down your window 

And they ask you your name

You let them know 

And they say right this way


You keep on driving

Until you're in the field 

You step out of your car

The familiarity appeals 


Your eyes see green

So many trees

Your nose is filled with memories

The barn, the nature and the fresh air, oh so clean


You are headed to your cabin

It is a familiar stroll

During your walk 

You start to imagine


Who will my counselors be and will I make new friends?

A friendly counselor shows you to your bed

The anxiety has already start to set in


You franticly start to organize

Hoping it will distract you from your fate

Being here

In a different state


You hear someone walk in 

You run downstairs 

To the sight of a familiar face 

You run into their arms

For a long, warm embrace 

And it is in this moment that you know this was no mistake


This is your home

It always has been 

It just takes some realizing

But then you’ll understand


The next few weeks fly by

In a blur of smiles songs and laughs 

It is time to say goodbye

But you are afraid you cant do that


This cabin has become your home

These friends, your family

Now you have to leave and live all alone


But as you know

All good things come to an end 

So everyone goes their own way


Until next year

When you are here once again


When you come home.


The author's comments:

This is about a place I return to every summer that has become my home.


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