HAIKU and other verse from ASPIRING CAMP Collaboratively composed in a mountain hut….

Green-feathered kea,

Flies through the trees and regards

Teenagers fatigued.

Snowdrop marshmallows,

Shatter the dreams of young minds:

White river of snow.

Running river rocks

Slide through slivers of shale.

Majestic rockfall.

Amid hut banter

Mice take desperate last gasps

Nature tumbles down.

Where was the ice cream?

I thought there'd be ice cream there.

Let down by Rob Roy…

Dr takes pictures.

He took a lot on our camp.

Mostly of nature.

Whaea Joe was nice.

She was very positive.

Positivity.

Mrs Davidson.

We walked past avalanche zone.

It was her idea.

Boys from Gore High came.

We weren't allowed to see them.

That was quite gutting.

At night it was cold.

I was not expecting it.

My nose almost froze.

Wednesday long steep walk,

Passing through a waterfall,

Slipping on a log.

We were only trying to cook our dinner

Then we looked inside the inner

The flame was looking a little thinner

So we lit it again and we had a winner.

I had camp

I went on a tramp

On Aspiring’s dirt my foot made a stamp

My leg got a cramp

My tent was damp

That was my camp

Hot days, freezing nights,

Our tomato tans exposed

Sunscreen isn’t enough

Tiny cake tasted

Candlelit faces captured

A ritual observed

Snowberry leaf rise

Bloodburst over liverworts

Beetle patina

One night after tea

We cooked marshmallows on fire

Tasted delicious

Best question on camp

How long should you cook the

Two minute noodles?