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Nine hours travelling
departure and arrival
cloaked in inky black
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by Scooj
Tag: Train
Self-conscious on the train
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Uncomfortable
spilt and sat in hot coffee
is my bottom stained?
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by Scooj
Sleeper
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It is fortunate
Bristol is end of the line
Scooj sleepy sleeper.
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by Scooj
* On heart-stopping moment of waking up in my destination station.
To Southampton
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Three teen girls hold a
digital conversation
on a long journey.
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by Scooj
To Dorchester
The engine drags us through
a rich and verdant land
lush from unusually heavy summer rains
The rhythm is punctuated by small stations
boasting tidy flowerbeds and once busy buildings
that slumber now as polluting cars
offer a more convenient means of travel
I am afforded the luxury of time to think
and to stare out of the window
where I see my life dashing by
each blade of grass a memory lost
Closer now to my destination than to my home
the journey has passed all too quickly
I should have liked a little more time, just a little,
to have lingered a while at each of the stops along the way.
by Scooj
* something of a rarity from me. Always a little nervous of sharing poems other than haikus or tankas.
Out of breath
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Heart rate is slowing
a mad dash to platform 9
I made it on time.
Well I needn’t have bothered
I don’t live in Switzerland.
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by Scooj
Signal failure
Delayed at Didcot
nothing much to see or do
tracks are tracks are tracks.
by Scooj
Window seat
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I’m facing backwards
watching the world pass me by
metaphor for life.
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by Scooj
2047. Upfest 2016 (165)
Yet another notable omission from my Upfest 2016 posts is this extraordinary piece by Manchester’s brilliant duo, Nomad Clan. It looks a little bit like a dystopian future piece and bristles with menace and potential violence.
This would have been the first time I saw these two painting or indeed was conscious of their work, although at the time I was not conscious of their work…if that makes sense. It is amazing to think what a successful few years they have had.
The piece is sprayed on the fake train carriage that is rolled out at Upfest each year, which is a nice touch from the organisers. The only downside to it is that it is surrounded by fences, presumably to stop people from sitting on the ledge and getting in the way of the artists.
This is a great looking piece with loads of attitude and a bit of as story gong on in.
Train 55
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What kind of crazy?
The early train for London
a work-day birthday.
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by Scooj
