This is Summer
As our first day has come to an end, I couldn’t think of better words to relay the feeling of summer at Camp Chen-A-Wanda than this poem written by Jason Levine who grew up here at camp. He so perfectly chose words about the magic of summer that resonates with all of us. How lucky are we to live in such a beautiful place with positive passionate people doing incredibly fun activities all summer long. After a long day of travel, combined with some nerves and lots of excitement your kids are soundly sleeping. Camp is quiet and it is so awesome to have all our campers back at their summer home. There is lots to do in these next 49 days and we won’t waste a minute. So to you, our Chenny Families at home, we say.. enjoy reading our blogs, combing through the thousands of pictures and smiling when you view our videos. THIS IS SUMMER!!!
Chenny Out.
This is summer
When endless days fade into unforgettable nights
When the cool lake makes the heat okay
and the warm embrace of a friend warms your face til the nighttime ends
This is summer
When summer rain can’t take away our fun and games
We run and say the day is long we long to play
This is summer
When Bells become Bugles
and classrooms turn into courts
When homework becomes home runs
Exit the exam
quit the quiz
erase the essay
because
This is summer
When fields are filled with fun
the sun shining on pool parties and biddy basketball the cool competition let’s settle it in tetherball
This is summer
When adventure awaits the bold and brave
You can ski you can climb you can jump you can fly
This is summer
When basketball is the only task we ask for
or toss a baseball play lacrosse launch a ball across the crossbar
This is summer
When we take breaks at the lake shore
We ache, we want more
This is the two we live ten for
This is summer
When lonely winter’s cold hands no longer hands us frozen snow it shows on our smiles miles away from home
We’ve waited and hated the wait.
created a bond that never fades.
This is summer
When who you are becomes who you act like and you act like who you wanna be
When friends are family and family is forever
When a bunk becomes a brotherhood
and sisters stay awake saying never stray away, stay here
hear that?
Summer is here
and This. Is. It.
This is Chen a Wanda