The New Cabins

Her first year at camp

The boy's tents disappeared

One after the other

Replaced by cabins

Slowly but surely

Volunteers sawed

Fitted, hammered

And nailed

Everyone was drafted

Into this army of

Amateur carpenters

Children and adults

Even the littlest ones

Assisted in building

These three windowed

Three bed shelters

The cost - a few minor

Cuts, bruises, smashed thumbs

The reward - pride in

New accomplishments

Elegance compared

To the romanticism

Of leaky green tents

On wooden platforms

Her second year the

Girls were the happy

Participants/recipients

Of hand made luxury

 © Alice Vedral Rivera - 2010