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Sunday, 27 February 2022

tRAin

 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





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