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Rolling down to London
Rolling down to london on a train,
the taught and shining buds
of Spring are bursting on the trees.
Wharfedale’s misted in a bluish haze,
but heaps of plastic refuse in the woods
on the drab periphery of Leeds
descend my mood from buoyancy to pain.
Rolling forwards now, the rape fields blaze
and blackthorns bloom with pearls,
resplendent in the boundary hedges
we...
Sunday 4th June 2023 8:59 pm
SOUTHERN ELECTRIC
rockabye lullaby
Southern Electric
in the dark
the sanctioning spark
Waterloo sunset
left behind
briefly forgotten
the daily grind
no man's land
of fretul speed
lives suspended
commercial creed
rockabye lullaby
unholy ghost
dead man's handle
the milepost.
Thursday 19th November 2015 9:04 pm
Natural Selection
Natural Selection
Outbound
I look at them
they look at me
through glassy eyes
that never see
we’ve shared this carriage
many years
never sharing
hopes or fears
I swiftly pass
the guarded gate
and check my watch
in case I’m late
despite producing
dog-eared ticket
the blank faced guardsman
doesn’t click it
I side ...
Friday 19th July 2013 7:34 pm
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