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A Different Kind of Shore

Posted on June 14, 2004 by John

When one looks out past the breaking waves at ocean’s end those across the sea seem much less remote connected by this expanse of constant movement. Away from the sea In a great endless valley, peering at the edge of … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts from Gulfport Mississippi

Posted on June 1, 2004 by John

Along the coast, the wind was steady, giving the trees that stood two or three hundred yards back from the shore the chance to continue, with their low rustling, the rhythmic chant of the gulf against the sand. Youngsters, in … Continue reading →

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Finding the Ocean (Again)

Posted on July 11, 2003 by John

I have looked for long hours across the bay, sensing in the coming dawn some great sign; after my simple chores are done each day, when each minute spent does not seem so fine, along the windswept shore I roam, … Continue reading →

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Finding the Ocean

Posted on July 10, 2003 by John

I have lingered long by the endless shore, voice lost to the surf, that infinite shift that pulls itself from the littered ocean floor and upon which my thoughts float free and drift; for many years I saw only the … Continue reading →

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