Category Archives: sea

Ode to a Dog of Gloucester

Honoring Boatswain, a dog.

Montauk # 29

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 […]

Montauk # 27

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 […]

Smooth Sand

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

Thousands of Feet Sand

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