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Montauk Train # 24

December 25, 2024 – 2:48 pm

Montauk Train # 24 Yesterday afternoon I returned to New York from Montauk The 2:45pm train to Atlantic Avenue On time departure Picking up speed along Navy Beach 60 Crossing Hither Hills New York City bound For Christmas Eve___ The only passenger on the head car Sitting on the right side Out the window Nepeague […]

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Central Park Boat Pond 2024

December 21, 2024 – 5:59 pm

October 7th 1993 Autumn settles on the boat pond Central Park trees Green to Orange to Yellow On the pond To radio controlled sloops Racing Through fallen leaves__ An imitation America Cup Both sail south Driven on a crisp northwesterly___ Central Park Not the East Village Rosy cheeked children Race around the pond Beyond arm’s […]

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Montauk Train # 20

December 20, 2024 – 9:33 am

Montauk Train # 10 8:18 out of Jamaica EMD diesel hauling passengers East All the way east To the last stop Montauk___ Last day of autumn December 20 Gray morning Almost winter 34 degrees outside Comfortable on the train Another two hours to Montauk Passing through the Long Island suburbs Small houses From the 50s […]

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Dreams Of Buster Keaton – June 23, 2024

December 4, 2024 – 9:35 am

5:15 am June 23 Awake After a dream of Buster Keaton As Venus de Milo In my bed I look out the window At the June sky Cloudy With patches of blue Forecast of thunderstorms I don’t want my feet to touch the floor I don’t want to be awake I Listen The windows shut […]

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Blackout – Montauk # 37

December 2, 2024 – 3:41 pm

Two hours past sunset Ditch Plains Montauk Walking from a friend’s house Black out Power down Lights out All lights out No man light at all___ The above stars Light the path through the Shagmoor Cold 30 degrees cold No wind Through the trees To the south Below the bluff Waves crashing on the beach___ […]

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