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Bridges On The Hudson

September 2, 2019 – 9:25 pm

Perfection? A few passengers boarded at Rhinebeck. The sun dropped low. Even for this last day in the solstice cycle. The river was calm enough to please the early explorers Jean Cabot and Henry Hudson. It is called a drowned river and the dead always speak with quiet in their hearts. I looked out the […]

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2017 February

January 7, 2018 – 11:35 pm

A snow day. Eight inches and more. Everyone took a snow day. The white snow covered all of Fort Greene. I traveled north to Catskill on the Hudson. Every miles brought me to the grasp of winter. The Hudson River flowed in the light of the setting sun. Charlotta met me at the station and […]

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Winter Boom Boom

January 28, 2014 – 1:50 pm

Last night I heard a rumble from the river. The thunder sounded like a battle. I worried that the Canadians had attacked New York City. I called several friends living on the Hudson. The growling grew louder. Finally Rod Longprong answered his phone. “I heard the same thing. It’s fireworks.” “Fireworks for what?” “For Super […]

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No-Go Zone on the Hudson

April 23, 2011 – 2:03 pm

Last weekend I rode the Hudson Line north to Poughkepsie. Spring was suffering a delay thanks to a powerful storm warping across the nation. Heavy winds were expecting to batter the region overnight. I sat by the window and watched the a gray rain lace the river. At times the opposite bank was obscured by […]

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