I remember the wind in my hair<\/p>\n
riding my Schwinn down the hill to<\/p>\n
the Lake….<\/p>\n
Summer, so long on fun<\/p>\n
so carefree and abundant.<\/p>\n
Our easement had a lock<\/p>\n
and rack full of canoes (one of them Mine!)<\/p>\n
and a dock with a slide and a diving board.<\/p>\n
Next door was the fancier Country Club version, but I preferred our humble piece<\/p>\n
of the Lake.<\/p>\n
With my friends, we would lift the canoe<\/p>\n
into the water<\/p>\n
and paddle as Huck Finn<\/p>\n
on back bay adventures,<\/p>\n
carrying it over shallow rocky inlets.<\/p>\n
Later, my friends<\/p>\n
were old enough to pilot<\/p>\n
their parents’ boats.<\/p>\n
We inner tubed and water skied<\/p>\n
and generally cruised<\/p>\n
the Lake.<\/p>\n
(Watch out for the Lake Patrol!)<\/p>\n
As I grew older,<\/p>\n
we began to make fun of the lake…<\/p>\n
it’s smell, it’s algae blooms,<\/p>\n
the human wealth<\/p>\n
upon it’s shores.<\/p>\n
But we still enjoyed it’s bounty.<\/p>\n
In wintertime, I went there alone<\/p>\n
writing poems<\/p>\n
to the sound of water lapping<\/p>\n
upon the dock.<\/p>\n
I remember the Lake<\/p>\n
it’s welcoming cool depth,<\/p>\n
it’s freedom and adventure.<\/p>\n
For this<\/p>\n
I am grateful.<\/p>\n
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