KSC Bonaire Parent Poems Wk 2 2010
Bonaire Kids Sea Camp 2010
Parent Poems
Week 2- August 7-14, 2010
Our family holiday at Kids Sea Camp
To Kids Sea Camp our family came
On holiday for the week
The hidden treasures of Bonaire
Is what we all would seek
The kids first tried the swimming pool
A SASY and a Seal
But by the end of the very first day
Kids Sea Camp had them eating krill.
The kids jumped off the pier
And snorkeled all around
While meanwhile, we parents
To the wide blue waters were bound.
Aboard the Harbour Lady
It rained, and then it poured
But we jumped into the water
Right where the boat was moored.
Divemaster Luis showed us
Colorful fish and coral
Beautiful and serene
Nature’s underwater floral
The site was filled with lots to see
And was called Leonora’s reef.
When Luis showed us seahorses and leatherbacks
No one had a beef.
Day 2 featured a family treat
A special sunset cruise
Where we could sail on a pirate ship
And drink a lot of booze
Our kids enjoyed art with Ronnie “Rogest”
And learned to paint with a point
Who knew we’d have so much to learn
At this family scuba joint?
Dinners were quite delicious
At the casual poolside bar
We could eat, drink and be merry
Thank goodness our rooms weren’t far.
Day 3 we dove Mi Dushi
Which proved a cool dive spot
With seahorses, lionfish, sponges and corals
Disappoint us, it did not
Our children rode an innertube
Pulled by a speeding boat
They all enjoyed going bumpity bump
Across the waves as they stayed afloat
Tuesday night we had another thrill
A very cool night dive
Armed with our lights, we watched in awe
As the ocean came alive.
Our kids watched Kung Fu Panda
Followed by Monsters, Inc.
While waiting for parents, they hung out with friends
Had pizza and plenty to drink
Wednesday we dove at Rappel
Then drifted along at Small Wall
The currents picked up, our boat drifted away
Making the return trip quite a long haul
Our children heard the donkeys bray
At the Donkey Sanctuary
They learned about this beast of burden
And what the animal could carry
We tried out painting with Rogest
It really was quite fun
A blob of paint here and there
Our masterpiece was done!
Our trip to Buddy Dive Resort
And Kids Sea Camp sure was great!
Leaving soon’s the only thing
That we sincerely hate
We made a lot of memories
Took photos, but left not a mark
One last dive and then we’re gone
How peaceful, how lovely
AAAAAGH…. SHARK!!!
By: Kimberly O’Young- WINNER!
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We started this adventure, this family of four
Off to Bonaire, who could ask for more
As soon as we landed we ran down the ramp
No one could wait for Kids Sea Camp!
We snorkeled and scuba’d, it was such a great start
And to boot, we created beautiful art.
The sunsets were awesome, the people divine
We didn’t want it to end but we knew it’d be fine.
Great memories with our family we’ll take and hold dear
But what we’ll look forward to most is meeting again next year!
By: Stacy Ward
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If this is paradise, why do we have to get up so early?
Deplane at dawn, exhausted
Anticipation growing.
“When’s the last time you saw the sunrise?”
“Hawaii, jetlag.”
Bus to Buddy, hot, humid, welcome.
Breakfast, Thanks, we’re starving.
Dive orientation, air-conditioned room beckons.
Check-out dive done, let the fun begin!
9 o’clock 2 tank dives.
9 o’clock jr. certification classes.
Turtles and tests
Seahorses and skills
Underwater graduation, how cool is that?
New friends, new diver, proud parents.
Ron rocks, Margo rules, families win
At Kids Sea Camp
By: The Hughes/Larmour Family
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Hunter’s Journey to Bonaire
I don’t like the icky, squishy sand beneath my feet.
Can we go now?
Sinking to the bottom
Isn’t swimming is it?
Goggles, nose plugs, mask,
Making progress
Touch the bottom, ditch the mask
Making friends with sand at last
Salty water makes me gag
Can we go now?
Big arm swimming, awesome kicking
I am ready now
Octopus and ocean floor
Pirate ship that I adore
Can we come again
Once more?
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Bubbles
When I dive think only this of me
There are some bubbles in foreign ocean that are forever mine
There shall me in those simple bubbles richer thoughts concealed
Thoughts that dive buddies through the years bore, shaped and made aware.
From a body in Neoprene breathing Nitrox Enriched Air
Carried by the currents and blessed by the seas and foam
And thinks this heart all Nitrogen blown away
A beat in the eternal mind no less
Gives somewhere back its cove for all things ocean
Here sights, her sounds, dreams happy as the day
In hearts at peace in a diving heaven
By: Andy Hopkins
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Ode to the Scuba Photographer
Is this a fish I see before me
Swimming towards my lens
Come let me digitize thee
I have thee not
Yet I see thee still
Art thou not tormenting fish
Understanding my need to
Put thyself upon my shelf so
I can impress my breed
By: Andy “Shakespeare” Hopkins
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I will arise and shuffle now
Clumsily off this brig
I’m suited up, weighted down
And sweating like a pig
The giant stride brings relief
As I enter the cool blue water
And had I turned my air on
There wouldn’t be so much laughter
By: Andy Hopkins
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The Adventure begins….
Three kids from K.C.
Wanted to go to the sea
6 year old SASY, Rajai
with the name no one could say.
9 year old Seal, Ruben
who went a tubin’.
The oldest and boldest
Reyna jivin’ when she went divin’.
With dippin’ dots, Margo’s cargo and
Augusto’s gusto
Kids Sea Camp comes to Buddy Dive Resort
Worlds are opened
Opportunities abound
Dreams begin
So ends the adventure of
Three kids from K.C.
That went to the sea.
By: The Bowling/Cruz/Lopez Family
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Amongst the breaking foam
Is the most beautiful place
That I could call home
Amidst the aqua blue
Every sense is weightless
And each bubble is alluring
Each dark hole has its
Enchanting history which
Captivates you in…
Due to the mystery
By: The Sisney Family
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Roses are red
Most oceans are still blue
Ronnie is a bloody artist
But even he wants to act cool too.
By: Jason Godelman
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Kids Sea Camp, Kids Sea Camp
We had a great time
So much so I want to bust out in rhyme
Bonaire diving is wonderful, it has no peer
Day and night you can jump in without fear
Touch and take nothing, but have just a look
I promise the frogfish pictures I’ll post on Facebook
Pepe, Scott, Ebby, Francesca and Murph
In their blue Buddy Dive shirts they look like dive smurfs.
The staff here is great, the food is getting better
It’s so darned hot, why did I bring that sweater?
SASY & Seals that all had a blast
Laughing, playing, running, left, right and past
With Marianne, Fred, Tina and crew
They had so much fun that the week it just flew
Laughing and giggling, pizza night with a movie
One thing I won’t miss is being hit up for a smoothie.
Margo & crew, they work long and hard
It’s no wonder at night they end up at the bar
Ronnie Rogest, what can I say?
You are always there to save the day
Full of life and always with great zest
Even though often times quite a pest
Rogest, Oh Rogest, you are truly the best
You put my poor rhyming skills to the test
The kids are always loves and their ego’s warmly caressed
Dare I say, Dare I confess, I say with jest
I hate to by smart, nasty or crass
But everyone knows Rogest kicks Wyland’s A**!
Kids Sea Camp is awesome, no one can deny
Clearly we all will leave on a high
We don’t want to go and I’m sure we all agree
A quick return to Kids Sea Camp is in the cards for me
With all our new friends, parting is bittersweet of course
Perhaps before we go just one more visit to the seahorse
Kids Sea Camp next year? Where should be venture?
Regardless you know it will be an adventure.
We may have ended our week with rain
But we all will leave with Bonaire sun on our brain.
By: ? (Please email us at [genesis_email email=”kids@kidsseacamp.com” type=”full”] to let us know if this is your poem)
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Where I’m From
I am from
The silt,
The sand,
And the mud.
I am from
Fire, Seafan,
And tonque coral.
I am from
High and
Low tides.
Red and
White tides.
I am from
Upwelllings,
Longshore and
Rip currents.
I am from
The fish that swim,
The crabs that crawl,
And the whales that breech.
I am from
The dolphins that jumps,
The octopi that glide,
And the seals that play.
I am from
the ocean,
the open water and
the reef.
I am from
Kids Sea Camp.
I am the diver.
By: Alexandra “Alluga” Gaither
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Welcome to Bonaire
*To the tune of “Welcome to Atlanta, where the player’s play”
Welcome to Bonaire
Where the divers dive,
Just going underwater
Makes me feel alive.
Land on our plane,
See donkeys roaming
Kids Sea Camp won’t start
‘Til 8:30 in the morning.
Dot painting with Rogest,
Having lots of fun,
Can’t leave the room,
‘Less our painting is done.
Rope swinging off the side,
Of the sunset cruise,
Go on Monday or Tuesday,
Whatever you choose.
Having fun in Bonaire,
Hope it never ends,
We’ve had great dives,
And made new friends!
By: The Erickson Family
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What do you mean I can’t Facebook?
We’re here in Bonaire having a blast,
But I still have no Facebook I just don’t understand, no texting, no emailing, not even
One call how was it that I was able to last?
Ohh I know it was the wonderful diving,
Hanging with Jen, my brother, my dad and all the new friends we made all week long.
Let’s not forget what I looked forward to most-
Art with Ron!
And almost as good-
The ridiculous donkeys, the sunset cruise and tubing the bay!
All which made Kids Sea Camp a blast each and every day.
So Facebook or not, the Cabans from Texas loved Kids Sea Camp so much they just can’t wait for number four in Palau.
By: The Caban Family
Filed Under: Bonaire 2010, Poetry