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A well-versed romance

Tom Stock, 70, of Manorville, and his bride-to-be

Photo credit: Steven Schmidt | Tom Stock, 70, of Manorville, and his bride-to-be Nancy Keating, 56m of Babylon, in their official engagement photo. (February 2010)

Sylvia Carter

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You might think there's nothing more romantic than two divorced people, over 50 and head over heels in love. Wrong. It's even more romantic when both those amorous individuals are poets.

On a Saturday in October, at the North Sea Poetry Scene's annual fundraising dinner dance in Patchogue, Tom Stock, 70, of Manorville asked for Nancy Keating's phone number.

Keating, 56, of Babylon ignored...

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