Nathan's Famous frankfurters. 1310 Surf Avenue. Coney Island, Brooklyn. NYC.

Sunday, November 02, 2008

EAST RIVER

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Flow on, river! flow with the flood-tide, and ebb with the ebb-tide!
Frolic on, crested and scallop-edg’d waves!

Gorgeous clouds of the sun-set! drench with your splendor me, or the men and women generations after me;

Cross from shore to shore, countless crowds of passengers!
Stand up, tall masts of Mannahatta!—stand up, beautiful hills of Brooklyn!


¡Sigue fluyendo, río! ¡Avanza con la pleamar y retrocede con la bajamar!
¡Retozad, olas festoneadas!

Nubes suntuosas del ocaso, ¡rociadme con vuestro esplendor,
rociad a los hombres y mujeres de generaciones venideras!

¡Cruzad de una a otra orilla, incontables pasajeros!
¡En pie, altos mástiles de Mannahatta!- ¡En pie, bellas colinas de Brooklyn!

(Walt Whitman. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry)

Photo: Ned Flanders. September 2008. Williamsburg Bridge from East River Park. NYC

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