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Montauk Train # 19

October 27, 2024 – 7:22 pm

Amagansett Empty golf course FourteenPile Of Stones minutes From Montauk___ I have never played golf Pitch and Putt Once in Queen’s Park London Back in the last century With friends Nina, Ingi and others The Persian, Maid Marion, Frank, maybe Fingers Maybe others___ A beautiful September afternoon Queen’s Park Who won No one cared No […]

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Montauk Train # 7

October 19, 2024 – 2:22 pm

An hour after the Dawn An eastbound diesel train The 8:18 to Montauk Top speed 60 mph Fifteen minutes Out of Jamaica___ Sun climbs the sky Approaching Babylon A swimming pool Empty Until A winter blizzard buries Long Island___ And the snow melts Fills the pool To the brim___ Two months Ahead Of today A […]

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Montauk # 29

October 8, 2024 – 9:48 am

Autumn morning Again Ditch Plains Off-shore easterly Surfers riding 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 years […]

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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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Montauk # 25 – 9-22-2024

September 23, 2024 – 8:58 am

Staring at the sky Seagulls glide on a westerly wind Gray clouds follow suit I stand watching Earthbound___

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