Once upon a time
  loving set me free.
  Free as any bird who ever heard
  the wind blow in the trees.

  After love had gone
  I had merely me
  and my only friend
  the ever-constant sea.

  We've been through it all
  my old friend and me.
  Summertime and fall have shown us all
  the world there is to see.

  So, if I love again
  if love is good to me
  I'll share it with my friend
  the ever-constant sea.

                                        ~ Rod McKuen

Montauk Surf 
by Richard J. Norwicki