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The Old Swimming Hole: Short Beach

September 8, 2010 by Steve Mentz Leave a Comment

A nice half-hour today in what Mary Oliver calls the “dreamhouse / Of salt and exercise.”  The weekend of high winds has churned up the sand in the water, so that swimming is like running through a sandstorm out of Prince of Persia.  About 2′ swells today, once I got past the protected part of the beach.  Post-Labor Day open water swims are precious.

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Steve Mentz
Professor of English
St. John’s University
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