Tristan Robert Lange

Welcome to Ocean Grove, New Jersey

high society jesus

does just what pleases

those highfalutin’ sensibilities

of the white porch rhesus

escaping the city diseases

for those godly ocean breezes,

blowing down the pilgrim’s pathway—

did you know?—population increases.

wealthy soul salvation freezes

for serious hotel building—which eases

the financial needs of the town,

material abstinence thenceforth ceases—

still can’t buy wine for cheeses.

sing too loud?—the cop beat seizes

anyone who breaks the serenity code;

the cost to live is what squeezes.

come! but hope no one sneezes

and angers the white rhesus;

you’ll be shown the way out

by high society jesus.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, September 16, 2026.

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