Train draws in, lives renewed
Hand through the window open the door
Step down, municipal smell of station
Journeys end for some.
Mind the gap,
Case first, bag second, travel done.
Whistle blown , slam , slam ,slam,
Green flag
Onward change for others,
Car,bus, taxi,plane
Possibly another train
Facing forward facing back
Hand luggage on netting rack.
Passing stations full of faces
Wrapped in scarves
Men with papers ,
Girls with pushchairs
Children bundled from the fog
Non stop through the platforms
Hurtling, rails singing,
Doppler,
Dop pler
Dop ,Dop
Dop Dop
Dop Dop
Swan
Vesta
Telegraph and Times
No Smoking,
Crossword.
Compartments.
Platform slightly on a curve,
Sound comes first
Busy people clutching hands
Step back , fear of suction.
Black figure, solitary at platforms end
400 tons , 100mph
Here it is
Wind on face
Close now ,
timing is everything.
One step,
Drivers eyes
Obliv……………….
05/02/2022. 20:45-21:15
