Here are the poems from the summer weeks of Kids Sea Camp in the Philippines in 2017. Kids Sea Camp hosts a poetry presentations every Friday night at the closing celebration.
Dive it off
By the Geall family
I wake up at 6, to make sure I don’t miss,
my dive boat mmm, my dive boat mmm.
They may think I’m crazy, well they ain’t wrong baby,
crazy for Kids Sea Camp mmm, crazy for Kids Sea Camp.
So I keep diving can’t stop, won’t stop diving.
It’s like I got the ocean in my mind, saying it’s gonna be alright, cause the fish are gonna
swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim,
and the turtles are gonna flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap.
Yeah I’m just gonna — dive, dive, dive, dive, dive
I’m diving on my own diving, on my own got my friends here,
so I not alone, so I’m not alone,
that’s what they don’t know, mmm, and that’s they know mmm
(Chorus) I dive it off, I dive it off, I dive it off, I dive it off
Hey, Hey, Hey just think while you’ve been getting down and out,
about the Lionfish and the dirty, dirty crown of thrones of this world
You could’ve been getting down to 40 feet.
My old friend brought her new dive gear she’s like “Oh My Gosh”
I’m just gonna dive to the fella over there with the really good hair,
won’t you come on over now and we can dive, dive, dive.
(Chorus) I dive it off, I dive it off, I dive it off, I dive it off
Here are the poems from the Kids Sea Camp week. Kids Sea Camp has a poetry presentation every Friday night at the closing celebration.
Out of the blue
The Baylee Adair family
Out of the blue
Into the ocean
All so brand-new
Into more blue
Under the sea
Just me and you, feeling so free
Deeper into the ocean blue
To black to dark
Nothing here for me and you.
Then gliding through the blue, a Manta!
So real and so true, a Manta!
Now I’m here
Just me and you
Under the sea in the ocean blue.
Good night Palau
The McClure family
Goodnight Palau with your beautiful sea,
Goodnight to the divers, that’s you and that’s me.
Goodnight Milky Way with your white mud and day,
Goodnight to yet another wonderful day.
Goodnight little jellies in Jellyfish lake,
Goodnight birthday kids and chocolate cake.
Goodnight Blue Corner and the late flying there,
Goodnight to the sharks, and walls, oh so fair!
Goodnight Ulong Channel, away we all go!
Goodnight simple life, with its ebb and it’s flow.
Goodnight sing mermaids and your underwater flips,
Goodnight to our new friends — until our next trip.
Goodnight Sam’s, Frazier, Margo and Tom,
This trip to Palau has truly been the bomb.
Kids Sea Camp isn’t one color it’s a rainbow
Kids Sea Camp isn’t one color it’s a rainbow.
Finding our Scuba Sensei
The Quast & Jones family ( write about finding their scuba sensei in Palau.)
There once was a gray shark for Nantucket
Some Mandarin fish in a bucket,
Dreaming of fish
By The Abad Santos family (The Santos family have been to over six family weeks with Kids Sea Camp. They dream of fish every year.)
Poems from the Kids Sea Camp weeks at Buddy Dive Resort on the island of Bonaire. Kids Sea Camp always has a poetry presentation on Friday on the closing celebration.
By Burkhard family
Five times to Bonaire we have been.
Yet much still remains to be seen
What critters will make an appearance?
Same place, new experience,
Too bad home isn’t quite this marine.
It’s great to be back in Bonaire,
Where the weather’s beyond compare,
except when it rained
My parents, quite strained
without wetsuits, they were diving quite bare.
Jimmy was my instructor this week.
Where Duncan and I worked on technique,
We’d go into the waters,
And play like two others
Poor Jimmy put up without check.
The nursery trees needed cleaning,
So my folks were closely competing.
80 minutes really?
That’s awfully silly!
But that tree really was tonight and gleaming.
So many new friends we have found,
with stories that truly astound.
We really feel blessed,
They’re surely be missed.
We hope that we see them around.
An Ode’ to the Jellyfish
By David and David’s brother
The night, so full of beauty,
and uncommon sites.
PAIN, so excruciating, beyond belief, thank the Lord of bubbles.
To rescue, comes the Hero of the night, her Vinegar, so sweat.
Dear Lars, he cares, but he aged 10 years.
Mean nurse, and feral cats, on the way to wellness.
Needed comic relief . . . toffee banana mix.
With Woody and the sandwich maker, there would be no dessert this day.
For now, we have tattoos, this will prove that night forever.
By Unknown author
Here we are at Buddy Dive
Kids Sea Camp is like a beehive.
Kids buzzing around instructors flowers,
getting nurtured for hours and hours,
with the sweet nectar of diving fun,
and skills under Bonaire sun.
T’was the night before Bonaire
By Blakey family
T’was the night before Bonaire,
energy in the house was high people scrambling to find staff needed to dive
Piles of equipment strew about with care,
But the excitement was high because we’d soon be there.
The Blakeys came to Bonaire,
drawn like Jellyfish to light,
To see old friends and enjoy scuba delight.
On the way to Bonaire Lilly’s car was highjacked,
But we’d need a whole poem to tell about that.
Lilly came to Bonaire to learn to instruct,
Stuart learned to rescue in case instruct was about.
Lilly’s course was intense, so she chose to fuel up,
A bag of sour patch kids, Twizzlers, and smarties a must.
Now Lillia, Jenny, Zuella (with 3L’s) and Josh came to learn to instruct,
They all passed with honors — all skill, no luck.
This camp has two drivers — Margo and Tom,
With love and devotion Kids Sea Camp travels on.
Parents got some rest
By Chapman family
We came to Bonaire to swim, dive and enjoy the sun,
and along the way, we had a little fun.
Kids Sea Camp is the best of the best,
and from 8:30 to 3:30,
the parents got some “rest.”
The resort, the food, and the divemasters were on par;
and we will admit that we enjoyed the cocktails at the bar.
The kids liked the ice cream tasting like vanilla;
and you will definitely see the Chapman’s in Manilla!
Messy hair
By Kim and Danny
Messy hair in Bonaire, nobody gives a care.
Dive in the morning or night, Anytime you want is alright.
A treasure hunt for fish, nobody’s seen just yet.
Who’ll find it first? You’re my first bet.
No touching, kissing or hugging, great reef friends.
Unless its wacky Wednesday and a stonefish befriend.
Family and friends join to meet,
For night dives and shores dives at Buddy’s Reef.
Kids Sea Camp, A whole lot of fun.
Just listen to Tom and the song he’s sung.
Margo’s got an eye for the perfect shot,
Smile for the camera, give it all you’ve got!
New friends made, old rekindled.
Kids Sea Camp, most magical!
The reef with no name
By Jake Snyder
To the fabulous instructors of Sasy,
The best of all the Lassies.
I’ll miss you, Toni, without Julia I’ll be lonely.
And Flavia is oh so classy!
To the beautiful island of Klein,
sp special I wish you were mine.
The reef with No Name.
Is a name, oh so lame.
Change to Jake’s Reef — it’s so fine.
Let’s jump in!
By Myler Skler
Scuba tanks, regulator, sunset waves
squid are nice and they behave.
Dolphins, tarpon, scuba fins, turtles, flounder
LET’S JUMP IN!
Discover Scuba
By Levinsky family
In Bonaire we discovered scuba diving,
and it seems to be better than rock climbing,
The day we arrived the dolphins put on a show.
When we came to the donkey park,
the foolish donkeys were harassing us.
The buddy Dive staff team gave us lots of ice cream.
Soon are vacation will end,
But I will never forget Kids Sea Camp.
Facing Fear
Get up, everybody and dive.
Oh, how fine is thy.
as the sergeant major leads the band.
Learning to Dive
By Steve Swanson
To always keep us safe, we have to have the tools
We learn the names, we learn the terms, we all must learn the rules
Not just words to memorize, but procedures we must know
Then we take the giant stride to see the realm below
Descend into the ocean, a new world to be seen
Aliens right here on earth majestic & serene
We can fly with proper weights & air in our BC’s
Protect yourself, protect the reef & you can dive with ease
Then we take flight & we soar, above the canyons far below
And we begin to feel the freedom that the birds already know
The world is ours but to behold, we never touch a thing
The reason is to not harm, but it could bite or sting
Then as we get ready to ascend back from the depth
The safety stops at the top & never hold your breath
Once above the fantasy & all is said & done
We have learned to dive quite safely, but most of all we’ve learned it’s fun!
By unknown author
Wow! This is our 6th Kids Sea Camp, the third in Bonaire,
So with all this experience I felt I should share
With all of the families who are new this year
That they should relax, there is nothing to fear.
All the hard work has already been done.
by Margo who wants our kids to be safe and have fun.
The dive shops, the rooms, the staff and the foods
Have been carefully checked to keep us in good moods.
Just let your kids learn, dive, swim, and play,
And enjoy the great place that we get to stay.
Be warned, that the kids develop bonds that are strong
And they will keep in touch even after they’re gone.
This year in November I found it had been decided
By Kids Sea Camp friends who through Facebook & email confided.
The decision was made that they would again meet
The 3rd week of July in the Bonairian heat.
So being the greatest parents alive
We agreed to return to Buddy Dive.
So parents each year be prepared to hear a plea
From your kids who want to go back to the sea.
And see all the new friends they have made
While diving and playing in the sun and shade.
It’s the great friends we have made that make us return again and again,
Thanks to Margo, Tom, Robbie, and Jen
Dr. Seuss’s Ode to Sea Camp
By Andy Hopkins & Family
The sun it did shine, It was too hot to play
So they sat in the house on that hot sweaty day.
Sam sat there with Hunter, They sat there the two,
And they said how I wish I had something to do.
Too hot to go out. Too hot to play ball.
Too hot in Florida to do, Anything at all.
All they could do was to, sit, sit, sit
And they did not like it, Not one little bit.
Then something went “click”, Boy, we were thick!
We looked at each other, our fingers went snap
We looked at each other, our hands they did clap
That’s it!
Margo, you’re a champ, Let’s all go to Kids Sea Camp
Margo looked at us in our Minds-eye bubble
“I gave my advice and you know they’ll be trouble!
I know it is hot and the sun way too sunny
But we can have lots of good fun that is funny
I know some good games. You can play if you wish
And parents you can come dive with the fish”
When are we going, Mommy? When? When? When?
We did it before, Let’s do it again
Sam, Hunter, Let us be
We will try it, you will see
We will try it in Bonaire, We will try it anywhere
In the wind, In the rain, In the dark, with a cane
In a storm, Was that thunder? Nah!
Thumbs down, Let’s dive under
And look at us all, Look at us know
We’ve had so much fun, we’re booked for Palau!
Well at least in our minds, We are ready to go
There’s just one small problem, The greenbacks, the dough!
So now we must wait, Fingers impatiently strumming
Until the next time the boys, Go gleefully running
Down the docks and into the Ocean
We’re here, we’re here, And this is always such fun.
By Unterman Family
We started on the red eye to a destination called Bonaire
Unsure of what we’d find there or how our family would fare
Check in went smoothly & breakfast was divine
We were positively sure that our vacation would go just fine
With Jr open water we had Pepe & Martin at the helm
Mom & Dad on Harbour Lady has Scott & Natalie to show them the ocean realm
We worked on our set of scuba skills our buoyancy did improve
So soon we had the chance to experience the underwater thrills
Oh my what we found beneath the ocean’s surface
Puffers that look like bulldogs, spotted drum’s as cute as pie
Trunkfish, scorpion fish, eels galore & alone seahorse we did spy
Our sunset cruise & jam session ended in our walk off the plank
Family dives & all our fun to Margo & Tom we must thank
Sadly all good thing must end & we say farewell to our Bonaire
Until we meet again we’ll see you all next year
Susan & Mitch
We came from places far & near
And brought our children we hold so dear
They studied & they learned & dove the depths
They laughed & they played & snorkeled the reefs
By the end of the week, they left us in awe
Of what they learned & what they became
Those children we brought from far & near
Have forever been changed by this week at the same
Those children we hold so very very dear
Now need to return-same time next year
By Morgan Tappero
There once was a cat I named Urtle, Who really acted like a turtle,
He ran real slow, So how would you know,
That Urtle wasn’t a turtle.
He learned his P’s & Q’s, And knew how to tie his shoes,
So how would you know, With Urtle so slow
That Urtle wasn’t a turtle, Urtle could jump so high,
He could almost touch the sky, He could be a flying monkey rat,
But who could imagine that? Urtle was a really a cat
Urtle was from Bonaire, He liked to use Conair
Kids Sea Camp was the best, With Urtle at the test
Other than the cats, I also liked the hats
You can’t forget the diving, Or how long it took arriving
Kids Sea Camp was the best, With Urtle at the test
Everything was great, I wasn’t even late
But the thing I liked the most, Was the flying monkey rat,
The Cat
By Tappero family
Diving skills put to the test!
A week so fun, no one wants to rest!
Thanks to Margo, Tom & Fraser (even without Rogest)
Kids Sea Camp Bonaire is simply the best!
The Olson’s (Tom, Gail, & Roger)
So Bonaire we came- Kids Sea Camp at last!
New skills, old friends, each day a blast.
The sea full of wonders- so much to learn
We help each other & have no concerns
Parrotfish, trunkfish, Charley & eels
Spotted drum reef squids, what’s nipping at my heels?
Angelfish, trumpet fish, flounder & chubs
Tube sponge, hermit crabs & gulls stealing grub
Thank –you Margo & Tom for this week to hold
In our hearts, all year-the stories will be told
May we return again; light the dive lamp
As we look forward to another Kids Sea Camp!
By Eliza Sallee
Wake up in the morning at 4:45
I’m shivering uncontrollably, I am still dead tired
Comb my hair; brush my teeth, then I am in a cab
I’m at the airport, in a plane on Delta airlines
One hour later & minutes in Atlanta, in Delta airlines
Watch Diary of a wimpy kid.
4 hours n’ six minutes I’m in Bonaire
I see a parrot fish, an angelfish, a squirrelfish
Some scorpion fish lobsters 2 turtles.
Some puffers, a tiny shark & a tarpon
I got stung by some jellyfish & got hit by fire coral
But when think pasta I begin to think Bonaire with the fish
But most importantly Kids Sea Camp with my Family
By Matt Parker
Take off the adrenaline rushes into you and the force of the plane gives you
To your seat as you leave the airport
As you step of the plane, feel the warm breeze whip through your hair
And drift across your face like a smooth hand
The memories of last year make you smile & happy that you are there
And if you are new, the ocean is blue
And there are lots & lots of things to do
From tubing to donkeys it’s the best
I can tell you now Kids Sea Camp beats the rest
As you arrive at Buddy Dive you think Wow what a fantastic place
The people are nice the diving is great
This is not a place you could hate
So come & relax sit down at the bar
Maybe have a smoothie or 2
This is a place your best friends should come too
As the days roll by slowly, you see many cool creatures
Sea turtles that glide across the ocean so smoothly & gracefully
There’s also barracuda they’re scary, won’t bite if you disturb them
They’ll hurt you without a fight
In Bonaire the assortment of fish is fantastic, from angelfish to parrotfish
You will be able to see everything in the clear warm water
As the days wind down & the week goes on everybody had lots of fun
But then the day comes, the most dreaded day of all. When people say goodbye
And the plane takes off as you remember one of the best dive weeks EVER
By Sciortino Family
On Tuesday the divers on the harbour Belle
Were given another great story to tell
While preparing to dock, some divers were sent
From the bow to the stern, so off they went
During the transition we all appalled
It seems that one diver did not look
And instead of the rail grabbed the boat hook
So into the water went both hook & diver
But I’m happy to report, both are survivors
To avoid embarrassing the diver, I should keep a tight lip
But you have all probably already guessed, it was Skip
By Debra Shannon
Poets we are not but we still give it a try.
We did not come to Kids Sea Camp to stay dry.
We had just re-certified & Scott had never even tried.
We had a week off & wanted to dive.
Brian & I went off on a boat with lots & lots of gear to tote.
Scott went to class & learned to clear his mask.
We were so proud that he gave it a chance.
He learned all his skills & got certified.
We went to his graduation & did a high five.
Day dives & night dives, we saw lots of fish.
There was nothing more for which we would wish.
By the end of the week we were looking like pros.
We will be very sad to go.
We made so many new friends & there is always next year
So I guess we will be back with all of our gear.
Diving In
By Brian Clapp
Two worlds: one above, one below
Separated by what looks to be a clear sheet of glass.
Air: something we humans need to enter the world below.
We take a deep breath, jump in & exhale.
Slowly, we pass through the glass barrier, we sink into wonderment
Everything stands still, & we are welcomed into our other family
No, better! We are welcomed into a school of fish.
The coral waves at us as if to say “hello, how are you? Please look but don’t touch”
And if we are very lucky we are greeted by eel, turtle, ray, & even the elusive shark.
Now it’s time to come back to our other world.
We look up, take a breath, stop for safety, & then slowly
Push through the “ glass” & say “I’m okay, welcome me back!”
Kids Sea Camp Bunch
By MacDonald Family
Here’s a story about a Padi lady, who was bringing up 2 little scuba divers
Both of them smelled like neoprene.. like their mother, the youngest 1 not even old enough to be a Sasy
Here’s the story of a rock n roller, who couldn’t live any further from the sea
He was a grown man from Danville, Illinois, jamming with his band boys, yes he was all alone
Until the one day when the diver met the rocker & they knew it was much more than a hunch
That this group would somehow dive together, that’s how they became the Kids Sea Bunch!
The Kids Sea Bunch, the Kids Sea Bunch, that’s the way they became the Kids Sea Bunch.
By Neal Seltz
When I enter the beautiful sea, and cool water hits warm me
What do I think about, I’ll tell thee, it’s that I really need to pee
If I could ask Neptune, King of the sea, a question to that high exalted potentate
“Exactly where do you pee?” And is a hurricanes sea surge rush, simply your attempt to flush
So when you see me emerge from the sea, holding tank & mask & fin
And smiling with a great big grin, you’ll never know if it’s cause a great fish I’d seen
Or is it because I’ve been pee in
Is it really so bad a task, compared to when fishes do it in front of my mask
And when your dive master wants you to have buoyancy
Is it so bad to get there after your pee
And isn’t relieving your bladder in the sea
Better than doing it on the ladder?
And are divers from Holland & France, I’m seeing the worst violators of this scene
And is that why their called “you’re a peeing?”
Here are the poems from the two summer weeks at Mayan Princess Dive Resort in Roatan during our Kids Sea Camp week. Kids Sea Camp always has a poetry presentation on Friday the closing celebration.
Our favorite things (At Kids Sea Camp)
By the Head family
Jumping off dive boats, and finding sea turtle,
Seahorses, stingrays, wreck dives and big wall.
Sasying, night dives and seeing our friends,
These are a few of our favorite things
When the work calls, when the school bell rings,
When we’re cold and sad,
we simply look forward t the next Kids Sea Camp
and then we don’t feel so bad.
Kids Sea Camp is its name — o
By Gennaro and Evelyn Giradi
There’s a camp where kids can learn to dive and Sea Camp is its name—0
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
And Sea Camp is its name-o
Sasy, Seals, JOW Advanced, and Rescue divers,
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
And Sea Camp is its name-o
Margo rocks and leads us well all over the world’s oceans
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
And Sea Camp is its name-o
People come from far and wide and all become great friends here,
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
And Sea Camp is its name-o
Teachers help us learn the skills to dive the ocean safely,
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
And Sea Camp is its name-o
We’re sad to say we have to go but hope to meet next year,
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
S-E-A C-A-M-P
And Sea Camp is its name-o
By Liles family
(Everyone comes out but Kami from behind the stage)
Liane says “Kids”
Andy says ” camp”
Brayon says ” Roatan”
Liane says “2017”
Kami says ” What do you see in a Kids Sea Camp, you can see a turtle, a stingray, a lobster and an eel.”
By Sawyer Lee
My first day I found some treasure with pleasure.
I became a PADI Seal with some thrill.
I sang some Karaoke and it was Okey Dokey.
I did a mission with all my gear.
And Mr. Patrick let me drive and steer.
Finally, on the last day, it was hard to get out of bed,
but it was so much fun to have a monkey on my head!
By unknown author
Kids Sea Camp
monkeys, diving
together
make happiness.
By Kathy Cooper
In the land of Kids Sea Camp,
young and old come to play.
Around the world, they will travel,
diving oceans all day.
New friendships are made,
as the days pass by.
Fun and adventure lead as the rallying cry.
So sad are we that the trip has to end.
But just wait till next year and it all starts again.
Oceans connection
By Goldin family
Why are there so many songs about coral and what’s on the other side?
Coral is pretty and next to the deep blue and coral helps lobster to hide.
The reefs are old and some chose to preserve it.
They won’t last forever wait and see.
Someday we’ll fix it and we will enjoy it.
The divers, the friendship and me.
Why are there so many songs about coral and what’s on the other side?
Coral is pretty and next to the deep blue and coral helps lobster to hide.
The reefs are old and some chose to preserve it.
They won’t last forever wait and see.
Someday we’ll fix it and we will enjoy it.
The divers, the friendship and me.
The lovers, the dreamers and me!
KSC
By the Martin family
K is for kind, which the whole Mayan Princess staff was.
I is for incredible dive sites.
D is for the great diving
S is for Seal team, which was super fun and fantastic.
S is for sunburn, which I got on my face.
E is for Edgard, who helped me become a better diver and made my week amazing.
A is for Amanda, who helped me along the way.
C is for Carlos, an awesome dive instructor from the teen boat.
A is for a week to remember forever.
M is for Margo, who made this whole week possible
P is for Patrick, who taught me to be a master seal.
Aaahh…
By Brenna Kaufman
Aaaahh. . .Vacation it’s what this mom needed.
The countdown started when the flights were booked,
headed out diving because we got the whole family hooked.
Roatan KSC with the whole family,
Summer fun under the sea.
Three dives a day on Maite.
Until she blew her engine.
No fear for all there’s plenty of room on Ariel to keep us all divin’
The captain kept a sayin’ he has a guarantee.
we will for sure see fish and coral on each dive under the sea.
The sun was hot and got us,
But Jared saved the day with magic juice to cure the burn,
not sure how we can repay.
And finally, I have to say I am a bit paranoid of swim-throughs
But Patrick scheduled another on a dive and I just forwarded my Alec through.
Sunburns, lost shirts, mouthpieces that hurt.
Dropping weights, misplaced flip-flops… because karaoke was great.
So many memories we have made, and old and new friend too.
Perhaps we’ll all meet up again
on another KSC along the ocean blue.
Here are the poems from the Thanksgiving Kids Sea Camp on the island of St. Lucia at Anse Chastanet.
Da, Da, Da, Dan, Da, Da, Da, Dan, Da, Da
By Benoit, Nathalie, Vincent & Maelie
Hurry up, then wait
So hot, in the black wetsuit
Everything that you’re gonna learn now.
Close enough for you to see,
But you just can’t touch.
One breath at a time,
There’s no need to rush.
It’s just learning to dive,
And floating just right.
It’s gonna happen and it’s supposed to happen,
that we clear the mask just right,
One breath at a time.
Diving with you (parody of Shape of You)
By The Gerdts
The club isn’t the best place to find a diver.
So Kids Sea Camp is where I go . . . hmmm.
Me and my friends on the Lucky T with Garfield,
Talking fast and then we swim slow.
Come over and start up a conversation with just me,
And trust me I will give it a chance now,
Take my gear, stop, put my BC on the boat.
And then we start to dive, and now I’m swimmin’ like
Boy, you know I want your air
Your air compressed for someone like me,
Come on now, share your air please,
I may be crazy, don’t mind me
Say, boy, let’s not swim too much,
Grab on my tank and put that rescue to me,
Come on now, follow my lead.
Come, Come on now, follow my lead . . . hmmm.
I’m just loving diving with you,
We stay buoyant like good divers do.
Although my air is falling too,
I’m in love with diving.
And last night you were in my group,
And now my wetsuit smells like Ewwww
Everyday hunting lionfish with you.
I’m in love with diving
Oh-I- Oh-Oh-I -Oh -I
I’m in love with diving
Oh-I- Oh-Oh-I -Oh -I
I’m in love with diving
Oh-I- Oh-Oh-I -Oh -I
Surviving zombies diving with you
I’m in love with diving
Come on, be my buddy, come on.
Come on, with us Kenton, come on.
Come on, with us Davis, come on.
Come on, Danny divers, come on,
Come on, Kenton, come on.
Come on, Davis, come on.
Come on, with us Albert, come on.
Come on, with us Woody, come on.
Come on, Gigi & Jay, come on.
Come on, Heather & Mary, come on.
Come on, Felix & Denzel, come on.
Come on, Margo & Tom, come on.
Come on, everybody, come on.
K.S.C. camp lyrics
By the Johnson family
Young family, there’s no need to feel down
I said, young family, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young family, cause you’re in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy
Young family, there’s a place you can go
I said, young family, when you’re unsure where to go
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
They have everything for families to enjoy
You can hang out with all the fish
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
You can get some great dives, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel
Young family, are you listening to me?
I said, young family, where do you want to go?
I said, young family, you can make real your dreams
But you got to know this one thing
No family does it all by themselves
I said, young family, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the Kids Sea Camp
I’m sure they can help you today
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
They have everything for families to enjoy
You can hang out with all the sharks
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
You can get some great dives, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel
Young family, I was once in your shoes
I said I was down and out with the dive blues
I felt no family cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so jive
That’s when someone came up to me
And said, young family, take a walk up the street
There’s a place there called the Kids Sea Camp
They can start you back on your way
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
They have everything for families to enjoy
You can hang out with all the turtles
K.S.C. camp . . . It’s fun to dive with K.S.C. camp
Young family, young family, there’s no need to feel down
Young family, young family, get yourself off the ground
K.S.C. camp you’ll find it at the K.S.C. camp
No family, no family does it all by themselves
Young family, young family, put your pride on the shelf
K.S.C. camp . . . just go to the K.S.C. camp Young family, young family, are you listening to me?
Young family, young family, where do you wanna go?
K.S.C. camp…you find in the K.S.C. camp…
No family, no family does it all by themselves
Young family, young family, put your pride on the shelf
K.S.C. camp…just go to the K.S.C. camp…
Young family, young family I was watching your shoes
Young family, young I was down with the blues
The St Lucia poetry night always held on the last night of the Kids Sea Camp week is normally a special night. But this week the St. Lucia poems seemed even more remarkable than normal. Maybe it was the gentle rain with the moon dancing in-between the clouds that brought our families prose and verve a little more to the surface. There was a little more energy and edge during the night.
First place: Teen Boat Dive Briefing
By Tyler Jenss
Today our dive will go sixty feet deep,
And forty-five minutes is the time to keep.
To get in the water, just do a big stride,
Then fill up your BC and wait for your guide.
When you get the Ok, you can start to go down,
And put in your regulator so that you don’t drown.
Watch for rocks and sand, because they can go fast,
And if you see an eel you may get harassed,
But if it starts coming towards you just give it a kick,
And keep an eye out for some slippery dick.
When you get two thumbs up, start to head to the surface,
But don’t go too fast ‘cause you’ll make Kenton nervous.
Swimming straight to the boat can lead to decapitation,
This would undoubtedly ruin your family vacation!
When you get to the ladder, go up one-at-a-time,
First take off your fins and then start to climb.
A bang from the boat means an issue atop,
So ascend at one-foot-per-second with no safety stop.
If you hear there’s a problem, don’t ask any questions,
Just go to the surface and then wait for directions.
Keep an eye on your air, and let it be known,
Seven hundred pounds is our caution zone.
If you run out of air, do not be upset,
And the number one rule is, try not to get wet!
First place
By Emma Svitil
When swimming around in the deep ocean blue,
I’ve found some thoughts that just come to you.
Granted some are silly, like my hot dog joke.
But others are profound and need to be written.
We’ve reached many epiphanies down there in the blue,
and now I’d like to share one of mine with you.
The first dive I went on I saw many a thing.
I saw corals, rocks, and some long-lost ring,
but the one thing I saw that really stood out…
Was none other than the trumpetfish with his long snout!
I remember him clearly as I swam through the arch.
He was silver and shiny and made my heart lurch!
Afterwards, as I swam on, thinking on this,
I realized with me, there was something amiss.
See I’ve always thought I was different and special,
much like this fish, I was shiny and precious.
But I suddenly realized that no one else cared.
They didn’t remember that trumpet fish there.
No one on a dive boat says “Did you see that?”
About the poor trumpet fish and others like that.
All everyone cares about is rarity and size.
But they don’t believe unless they see it with their eyes.
I think some of us believe we are fish in the pack.
We’re trout’s and the guppies and the goldfish snacks.
We’re here for a while, we swim around, float.
Then we get eaten or kidnapped or both!
And we think no one cares, we think no one has noticed.
We see the divers swim on, and we see them demote us.
They turn us into another object, a thing.
A backdrop for all that they want to be seeing.
And maybe it’s true. Maybe we are just some fish.
But that’s not important, what’s important is this:
I will never forget that one trumpet fish.
That fish was so special, he couldn’t be missed.
At least by me, see, that’s where it counts.
I can travel the world; I can make my rounds,
But I won’t forget him and that’s where its true
That that is how somebody feels about you.
For most of the divers, you may not be special.
They’ll swim on by, and then they’ll just board the vessel.
They’ll leave and forget and move on to the next. But for one person, just maybe, they’ll stay and they’ll rest.
They’ll take all the pictures; they’ll put you in logs.
They’ll remember there depth and the exact time and all.
Or the things that happened the moment they saw you
That one special fish
The best of all You.
60’s Diving Medley: (sung to the tunes of Nat King Cole’s “Love” and The Weavers “Lion Sleeps Tonight”)
By the Molkentin Family
S: is the Sea that we explore.
C: keeps us Coming back for more and more
U: is the Underwater life galore
B: The Bubbles
And A: we sure Adore. Kids Sea Camp.
Divin’ trips with kids sea camp are just the best
They fulfill our family’s diving quests.
Kids sea camp’s shown us new spots on the map
Utila, Bonaire, Palau
The Grenadines, St. Lucia and Yap
Come, along and join the family fun
Kids dive safe
Under Margo’s thumb
Grab your mask, your fins.
Strap on your BCD
See the peacock flounders, trumpetfish
And anemone
Dive KSC from dawn to dusk each day
Night Dive with the needlefish that dot the bay
We love the fringing coral
And the fish
That this trip would never end
Is our only wish…Because
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, We came to dive
St. Lucia is a small sovereign island
in the East Car rib Be a Sea
Land of cultural history, gracious, smiling people
The Pitons and Anse Chastanet
Anse Chastanet offers sanctuary, a safety haven
For turtles, fish, and ray
St, Lucians protect and honor
their living treasures
So ecology will stay
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, We came to dive
We saw glass eyed snapper and parrotfish
And yellow headed wrasse.
spiny lobster, big crusty crabs
And spotted eels in the grass.
Our kids’ favorite fish swam along the rocks
It was called the slippery dick
The green sea turtle and octopus
Were my own most favorite picks!
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, We came to dive
The ca- ta- Marran took us all on a voyage
To see the sunset and bats fly
A little champagne, appetizers, and dancing
We wish we could have stayed all night
We learned herbal healing
rode bikes through the Jungle
Sampled chocolate and played in the sand
Dining right next to the beach was cool
As was listening to the steel drum band
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, We came to dive
Thanks, Kids Sea Camp
Thanks, Scuba St. Lucia
This Thanksgiving week was really cool
Anse Chastanet is a special place
A real Caribbean jewel.
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive. We came to dive
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, We came to dive
Kids Sea Camp (sung to the tune of theme song for the Spiderman cartoon)
By Peter Hays
Kids Sea Camp
Kids Sea Camp
Loves to get their divers damp
Aquatic life of every size
Swimming by before their eyes
Look out- here comes Kids Sea Camp!
Can they dive?
Take it from me,
They’ve been diving in every sea
Can they swim through the waves?
Dude, these divers are really brave!
Look there- there goes Kids Sea Camp!
In the darkness of night
Their dive lights will shine
With the beams of their lights,
The reef life they will find.
Kids Sea Camp
Kids Sea Camp
International Kids Sea Camp
Everywhere they explore
Every diver comes back for more
Let’s go- diving with Kids Sea Camp!
With Margo and Tom and their crew
Kids Sea Camp explores the deep blue
With each dive, there’s something new
If you want to get wet,
Your very best bet,
Is to dive into Kids Sea Camp!
The Non-Divers Experience
By Jessica Hart, Bailey Lavinsky, and Susan Hultgren
Kids Sea Camp news: A recount request sent to the KSC poetry panel
We’re so lazy,
We don’t want to go.
We’re on vacation,
Leave us a-alone.
We’re so lazy,
Can’t you see we’re slow?
We heard it’s fun, we still don’t want to go.
Don’t go chasing waterfalls,
Stick to the oceans and beaches that you’re used to.
We know you’re gonna hike it yourself or nothing at all,
But we got two babies to haul.
Bike, bike baby
Jungle bike, bike baby
Jungle bike, bike baby
Jungle bike, bike baby
Jungle!
Can’t climb this!
Look, man, we can’t climb this.
These killer steps up and back down, No!
We can’t climb this!
Ring the shuttle. Bring it down.
It’s breakfast time!
We sleep in late, got nothing in our day.
That’s what divers say hmm-mmm,
That’s what divers say hmm-mmm,
We went to a mud bath,
But could find no mud- uh-uh! Uh-uh!
At least that’s what divers say (hmm)
That’s what divers say (hmm)
By Emma Przybylo and Audrey Sarin
Now we’re all here, the whole family, all 8
Although 1 of us was a little bit late
She was detained by the wind and snow
But finally was allowed to go
We’ve all been doing our own special thing
For Raman that meant playing the guitar so Tom could sing
The kids were playing volleyball, paddle boarding and such
And Nani was relaxing, not doing too much
Sunita’s favorite part was the chocolate tasting
Tina talked about saving the ocean and not wasting
Phil’s gotten better, so now he’s around
So now all 8 are here laughing, one happy sound
Thank you Kids Sea Camp,
We’ve had so much fun
Nani, we’re ready for another one!
By Rainer Jenss
Thanksgiving was upon us,
To give our spirits a lift.
There really is no question,
Kids Sea Camp is a gift.
A friend is many people
Throughout our given life.
Some always seem to top the list,
And that’s Rob and his wife.
But there are many others,
The ones we met right here.
Maybe if we’re lucky.
We’ll meet up with them next year.
Thanksgiving this year was special,
It gave me time to think;
How special Kids Sea Camp really is,
Even though it went by in a blink!
By Zachary Nathanson
I love octopi
They are really great
They are super smart
And they can open jars
This poem is ending
So remember this!
By Gahan Family
The velvet ocean, the emerald peak
Kid Sea Camp arrives, but Margo can’t speak!
We carried on, thanks to Tom
And learned a lot- we didn’t stop!
Ear infections won’t get us down
We will equalize before we leave this town
Under the sea, fish will be
Fish will be, right next to me
Eels around, I swim around
No sharks in sight, all is good tonight.
Biking the mountain above the sea,
Oh no! I fell down- blood I see!
And now the week is gone-
Just when we learned how to put our wetsuits on.
Goodbye, for now, we will meet again,
The sun is down, I’m leaving this town.
By Montgomery, Thorsten and Remington Hart
I am a coral in the deep blue sea,
Everyone wants to come see me!
I am big, white and awesome,
Come see me so we can have some fun!
I am an octopus swimming in the sea,
Divers are always looking for me!
There is no place I’d rather be,
But hiding in a reed instead of a tree!
I am the waves crashing in,
Everybody wants to hop in!
Carrying shells and sand, with every crash,
High tide, low tide, it won’t be my last!
Diving vacations go so fast!
By Lilly Blakey
Climb aboard the Lucky T and come explore the ocean with me
60 foot below you’ll see Stuart is lower than he should be
Jim’s at the surface with no air
Asa’s flailing with no care
Trey’s fast asleep on the boat
Jim’s barely got enough air to float
Susan is as cold as can be
And they all wish they could dive like me.
Here’s are the poems from the families from the Kids Sea Camp in Dominica.
Ryan’s song
By Ryan White
Tom is the bomb,
Kids Sea Camp is best
Ryan is calm,
when he is with Tom.
So come to Kids Sea Camp and friends will abound.
Waitukubuli
By Lisa White
Waitukubuli, how you move me
Speak unto her English, French or Caribe.
Her salty breeze
Traveling down I soar,
Privates hidden love,
Nine depths of earth’s core,
Arise, Arise, I must wake!
My air supply is running low,
Time now is my foe.
Waitukubuli, living grace.
First KSC
By The Erkart Family
Our first Kids Sea Camp,
was so much fun.
We traveled to Dominica
to scuba with our son.
Mrs. Margo and Mr. Tom,
organized the dives,
and created the adventure,
that changed our lives.
The staff was amazing,
and the food was great,
together among our new friends,
for the next Sea Camp I cannot wait!
By unknown
Sponges eels rays trunkfish,
undersea another world,
If you clear your mask!
By unknown
Kids Sea Camp was great!
The last dive, we saw a turtle.
But no camera!
By unknown
I’m gonna tell ya story,
and it ain’t no jive!
About Dominica,
and learning to dive!
We learn from the sea,
But of the people too!
We travel to beautiful places,
and islands that are new!
I enjoyed our week of discovery,
Both on the land and on the sea!
Travel is education,
and learning with Kids Sea Camp is the key!
Here are poems from the 2017 Kids Sea Camp week from the week at Wakatobi resort.
Unknown author
Black-banded sea kraits and large tiger cowries.
Leaf fish and stonefish that scoot cross the floor seas.
Ask Margo and Tom about Wakatobi resort for an adventure to come alive.
(Sung to the tune of “Proud Mary”)
What a first poetry contest of Kids Sea Camp of the KSC summer! We had everything; deep thoughtful, personal and funny poems — and then we had Tanya Conklin. And she stole the show at the Bonaire poetry presentation at Kids Sea Camp.
(To the tune of Frozen’s Let it Go)
By Tanya Conklin
The wind blows strongly on Bonaire tonight,
Depth never bothered me anyway.
Sacred Shapes
By Jess Reese
God’s Geometry.
Cowfish, hogfish, Eels, oh my!
By Vernon White’s
Then it appeared: Charlie’s giant eye!!I swam, he swam.
Thanks, Kids Sea Camp!
By Jackie Horak
New friends, new swims
Thank you Kids Sea Camp!
Life Is
By Darrel Reese)
Life is a series of splashes smiles hidden by snorkels and masks giggles heard only by fish.
Life is familyFamily is life.
Kids Sea Camp in Bonaire
By Daniel and Zsolt Orban, read by Daniele
Dateline: Columbia, South Carolina, Kids Sea Camp offices
In a rare and unusual request from an anonymous source received the letter was sent to Tom Peyton, Vice-President of Kids Sea Camp and Family Dive Adventures on Saturday, November 29th. The letter clearly states a feeling of discrimination from the “non-divers” by the Kids Sea Camp “all divers” panel that could possibly impact the choices made by the judges.
The poem in question was written and performed during the poetry night on Friday, November 28th. In fact, the team, in protest would like to relinquish their prizes. This is the first time in the 15 year history of the contest such a request has ever been made.
“We are looking into the seriousness of the accusations,” Tom Peyton responded to the letter, “It is our corporate policy to look into any dissatisfaction with any of our families. Even the appearance of any prejudice would be considered a major issue for us. We have a private investigations team dealing with the issue.”
The protest letter even calls into question the accuracy of Peyton’s homemade clap-o-meter. The device, made from the Vice-President’s two arms, two hands and ears reflects the power of the applause by the group.“My clap-o-meter, yeah, it’s part of the issue,” Peyton laughed, “We have been looking for an affordable replacement for it for years. But we have not been able to find a solution.”
When asked about changing the outcome of the contest Peyton responded, “We believe in our contest and the outcome will not change. But, it doesn’t mean some sort of corrective action isn’t going to take place.”