It has been awhile since I flitted around your port! Here I spotted a wonderful journey around Lake Ontario! I live in Ontario Canada so can imagine the camping scene.

Your description of the setting and family gathering is so vivid and detailed that I could so enter in and join you. The tone of affection and nostalgia is potent and you show clearly the love and connection of land and family in this one brief moment of time. The last lines were very moving to sum it up.

Your interplay of the landscapes and settings with the activity of the people is well woven in a natural movement. eg. Your third verse!

Reading it aloud was delicious with its effective soundscape and flow, and the images so clear it feels like you were really there. A vivid memory scape. The warmth of the family dynamic is appealing and I recall similar experiences, like the retelling of familiar tales and not wanting to go to bed as well as the cosy sits around the fire dreaming together. Lovely pictures. The line about one missing etc is wonderful too. It says so much and evokes feelings and the idea of time passing and yet life renews itself. Your poem really strikes deep in real and the philosophical realm, as I am called to ponder.

I liked the part about the long trip for a short time being worth it. LOL Those long drives and getting ready can be stressful, especially with a bunch of kids. There were 6 in my family and when we had to travel far--- we also went to a camp--my uncle's cabin on the river. A riot and this poem brings back my own memories. I never thought to write about them.

Now I see how it is done! Thanks for the vision and your vibrant crafting. I learn from you!

Thanks for all you do to make WDC rock!

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