The boardwalk ends like a pension plan that stopped showing up. A sign says area closed, but the ocean never followed rules.
Planks slump like ex-employees waiting for purpose to call back. Shadows come and go— no clock, no punchline, just habit.
They called it retirement— a view, some quiet, the slow reward. But it feels more like a layoff nobody bothered to announce.
No memos, no coffee, no names left to forget. Just wind filing its own report. I lean on the rail, light fading. So this is what all the meetings were for.
Dave Stankowicz is a retired educator who lives on an island off the coast of Portland, Maine with his wife Debbie Jordan and their dog Cody. Liberated from the responsibilities of teaching he has found the space and time to pursue so much that interests him. Dave is the former host of the WMPG radio show Palm Wine Radio, and currently hosts Next To Silence - an hour long show that explores different themes, genres, artists and record labels. Next to Silence can be streamed live on Peaks Island Radio at https://peaksislandradio.com on Mondays and Fridays @ 7:00 PM EDT, and Tuesdays @noon. You can also stream archived shows at his site (category: next to silence)
He continues his lifelong efforts to master space and time.
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I had to think about that one to figure it out. Very cool.
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I had to think about that one to figure it out. Very cool.
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Thanks for taking the time to figure it out, and for your comment.
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A view into the president’s mind, B+W and the area closed.
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I never thought about the poem this way. Thanks!
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