Holiday Weekend

Posted on July 2, 2011 | 8 Comments

The morning’s dew hung heavy at the river edge

The sun at least an hour away from rising to warm the bones

Coleman’s mantle lit the bank and warmed the hands

Dressed in layers we were able to warm ourselves while setting up camp

We brought kindling and the first small logs to ready the fire

While I walked along the bank collecting more for the fire

Being thirteen I was an old hand at getting ready

To put the first worm baited pole in the water

© 2011 Michael Yost

Good times on the Holiday weekends like the 4^th of July are

Some of my fondest memories of summer.

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8 responses to “Holiday Weekend”

Jack Edwards | July 2, 2011 at 7:33 AM | Reply

Brilliantly written poem which is easy to visualise.

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- booguloo | July 2, 2011 at 9:53 AM | Reply
  
  Happy events easy to write.
  
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mindlovemisery | July 2, 2011 at 1:11 PM | Reply

I could really picture this. You know I have never been camping, its definitely on my lists of things to do

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- booguloo | July 2, 2011 at 1:14 PM | Reply
  
  It might be the thing! In the evening smelling the catch of the day cooking with the wood smoke swirling around. Enjoying the stars together with the crackle of the fire.
  
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  - mindlovemisery | July 3, 2011 at 9:14 AM |
    
    Oh that does sound wonderful =) Especially now since I am hungry lol
    
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  - booguloo | July 3, 2011 at 10:57 AM |
    
    Especially trout.
    
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moondustwriter | July 2, 2011 at 4:41 PM | Reply

Happy 4th by the river
Fishing!!!

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- booguloo | July 2, 2011 at 6:03 PM | Reply
  
  Oh if it were so.. Maybe in the future.
  
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