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Poems

Waiting for the Train

27 July 2013

9:00 AM

27 July 2013

9:00 AM

Early spring cherry blossom by the tracks — so prim
and so dirty, all at once. The bees must be dropping
to their knees. For me, it’s after the harvest, only just but
even so, a different season. There are elderly women
on the platform in beautifully cut coats and expensive shoes.
I know that’s where I’m heading, but not yet.




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