train fragments

[mindbum]

1

a late night in a dark tunnel
a robot lady voice tells us
when things happen.

-are we there yet?
-no, we havent left

time is, of course,
confused
by the slowness
of left-handed script.

green dresses.
yellow shorts.
blue t-shirts.
red sweaters.
green numbers
called time.
eyeglasses.
shoulderbags.
ankle bracelets.

platform hurls immediacy.

2.

outta window i havent seen
in a while.
up the incline.
washington's verdigris
dully stands.

out skyward it's sunset west.
colors knife the clouds & air
rolling thru flashing angles of a passing train.
a whole space within
sky shimmers thru the shadows.
outward
out there
in the sky
there's an idea
out a window.

3.

a dicey dogged proposition
southard thru tunnels.

adrift in a becalmed subway
riding under & among
tidings from a blue sky above.

sun shines down.

miracles are in the interpretation
like a tree grows in disturbed
post-civilized earth.

or, i kept a garden in my dream
it ws beside a little stream
so i never had to carry water far.

i dont know what kind
of danger
there might've been
from such pestly beasts
as rabbits & other
vicious garden pillagers.

there ws a garden there
by the little stream
in my dream.

4

rattle & trainsway
comforting sounds
familiar patterns
& variations
on a noisy theme.

shadows pass
a similar time
& the passing train
the other way
plays counterpoint.

flashing splashing afternoon light
feathering, fractallic angles of transit.

down the incline
into tunnels under day
rattle & trainsway play
a familiar tattooo
jangle thoughts
rhythm & motion
in variable patterns
of dark & light.

5.

rattle among

one bus brushes coolly past
oh there's the next
one train breaks by
there's the next
& this time it's even the right train
& passes the other direction on the bridge.

what's brooklyn's sunlit:
bridge, water, sky.
trees & cranes & buildings.

the descent:
it's not running fast.
there's a train ahead
& a train behind.

no rush
but consistency of a morning.
train brakes squeal us
slow underground.

[hester_prynne]

"out there
in the sky
theres an idea
out a window."

Indeed, this is that.
Thank you for the train ride MB, I truly enjoyed it.
H

[mindbum]

thanks hp. glad ye enjoyed the journey.

i just realised how totally unproofread that stuff was. i fixed some spellings & punctz. but nothing of note.

[Nazz]

In waves, dipping under, just under the surface, breaking, dipping under again for awhile, senses into the flow. Nice passage. I really liked "robot lady voice"...

[saw]

this poem has the proper pace of a rambling train...I also liked the passage that hester chose to mention......great image.....

[mtmynd]

good read, mb. enjoyed the rail-stylin' excursion.

[mindbum]

nazz- that robot lady is so condescending. evry time she says 'broad street' i cringe. thanks for reading & enjoyo.

mtm- thankye sire. it's a fine ride. maybe i'll write something bout something else some day.

saw- glad ye got somethin outta it. keep the rhythm. ride the rails. it's amazing how effective a mode of travel it is. thanks.

thanks much all ye readingers.