A cabin full of families
On Lake Cumberland
Evening settling in around us
Quiet calm to insect orchestra
After dinner clean up
Adults get out the games
Kids run to the lake
One more time today
Careful down the steep trail
To the dock below
Towels and flip flops piled
Soap floats on the lake
Bathing in our suits
As the sky glows pink
Then deepest blue
To better see the stars
Burning legs climb back the hill
Ready for pajamas
Ready for milky pink lotion
On hot mounds of mosquito bites
Ready for the cool side of the pillow
And the light soft sheet
Listening to parents talking, playing
A gentle hum of happy
Heavy eyelids now
But new day rises soon
More time with the beauty
Of this world
Of water sun and sky
More time with the gift
Of friends
Together in this piece of life
