the last of
the ships in 1862
returned to
Cold Spring Harbor
when the
hamlet’s whaling era
was over
Jones died and Jones
four years
later by then
long voyages
were hurting
ports like
Cold Spring Harbor
the Sheffield
by 1852
the company
owned
the largest
vessel
to sail from
Cold Spring Harbor
the vessels
and insurance
contacted
Manhattan
to manage the
agents
of Jones and
Jones
and their
partners in Cold Spring Harbor
the
burgeoning 1830s
bought the
old bark Monmouth
brought
whalebone and oil
and candles
to Cold Spring Harbor
Jones and
Jones
were family
the first
to come
ambitious
to Cold
Spring Harbor
For more
information
contact The
Whaling Museum:
Main St., PO
Box 25, 11724
New York,
Cold Spring Harbor
The Dray Man
& His Dray Horse Draw the Bulk Away
Dray the man
dray the
horse
dray the bulk
that’s drawn
away.
The bulk
that’s
drawn and
drained
away. The horse
that loved
the gray.
This is a
history:
the schooner
ripped
me (I am a
sail) I
haul a
cart. No sides.
(No arms.)
The dray
horse has no
arms.
I have lost
my arms.
The wind
dragged
them
away. A gray
bulk drags a
gray
horse
away. A dead
horse, a gray
hulk
and a man to
drag
it all
away. Bulk
to wrap in a
torn
sail and draw
away.
Arbor Vitae
In France and
around the world
there are
gardens and forests
that have
been alive for years.
Redwood trees
live for lifespans
building
highways as tall as maps
and all you
are is a garden.
All you are
is a project. All you
are is a hobby. All you are is a
a
trellis-and-vine is all you are.
There are
miracles that grow on
photosynthesis,
eating sun like
someone
else’s daughter. Just like
those people
who know that
they are
going to die, plants know
to turn
toward the sunlight.
Your Face as
Conversation Piece
As
conversation was pieced together,
I looked at
you across the table.
I’m picturing
someone right now, some
one who isn’t
you.
Can you think
of who it is?
Who isn’t you
but is?
Can you
sternly correct a minor
table infraction
with your eyes
as gentle as
your hands?
I’ll write
these questions on a napkin
and slide
them to you from across this poem.
You have all
of the time in the world
to answer.
Assorted
Flavors
Eggshell
is pocked
with black
dots…what’s
that
called? When the
negative
space
positively
covers
the subject
and
everything
feels
real
pastoral?
Roan
is the
pastoral
that is
slowly
peopled into
a
civilization of
animals who
dot
the city as
it goes
off the air
and
into
existence.
May Include Pieces
This is a
mighty automobile
that breathes
out of one of its pieces.
And here is
our very own seatbelt built for two.
Here is a way
to make a bit of sense
out of
complicated internal combustion.
Here is a way
to a way to avoid
a way to get away
from a way
around the
rules if you are young,
too young for
toys (like cars) with
small
pieces. Do not swallow them.