Category Archives: sea

Paradise Now 1990

February 16, 2025 – 5:30 am

In 1990 I got on the Bangkok train and caught a midnight cargo barge from Surathani to Koh Samui. The rising moon reflected a shining path to the warm horizon and dolphins sang a swimming song in our wake. At dawn the ferry docked on the palm-covered island. I rented a motorcycle and rode through […]

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Ode to a Dog of Gloucester

January 5, 2025 – 9:05 am

Honoring Boatswain, a dog.

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Montauk # 29

October 8, 2024 – 9:48 am

Autumn morning 2024 Again Ditch Plains Off-shore easterly Surfers on a chest-high swell Seagulls skating the crest A bright sun No sunglasses Squint Richie Boy thinking Work or surf___ A fishing boat chugging to harbor At least twenty aged surf bums On the break___ We On the beach Richie Boy A friend for almost fifty […]

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Montauk # 27

September 27, 2024 – 10:16 pm

An Autumn Afternoon Sitting on a bench A simple pleasure Watching seagulls Not gliding No wind Wings beating Away from the Atlantic Montauk Lake bound Free As am I An old hippie hobo Lost on the wind___ According to the Easthampton Star between the Shinnecock Inlet and Montauk Point, there’s a chance to see the […]

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Smooth Sand

September 11, 2024 – 6:33 pm

Thousands of feet pummel the beach. At the edge of the sea Only mine Erased by the waves Smooth sand.

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