ME A POET--DIDN'T KNOW IT!

      Digging through my archives, I came across a poem that I wrote in an English class during my Freshman year at Laurel Consolidated School on February 4, 1959.

Dennis Laverty                                            English                                       February 4, 1959

CHURCH CAMP

I remember the wonderful days at camp

And all the friends I made

With such memories that I have

I'm sure they'll never fade.

Especially down by the lake

With the breezes blowing in.

How I watched the boats go by.

I remember the food they served us

After that they could call you "slim"

You usually lost your hunger though

After you went for a swim. 

I like to remember my days at camp

And all the fun I had.

Knowing that while I was there

How could anything go bad.

         

                                                                                                              Dennis Laverty                                                                                                                                                                                              *** The third verse, I believe, was my attempt at a little satire. I never was really fond of the food there.