For Seaside Park, Whose Boardwalk Will Rise From the Ashes

I originally wrote this poem in high school and illustrated it years later. Then, it was a description of a lonely boardwalk carousel in the winter. Today, it reflects the intense sadness I feel after watching the Seaside Park boardwalk, including the building that housed a historic carousel, burn to the ground. The fact that this area has been ravaged by Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy and now this fire only deepens the pain for all.

©Noreen Braman