Railroad Platforms Poem by Tom Billsborough
Railroad Platforms
On railroad platforms shadows stream,
Hurry home to painted dreams
Unleashed from bare necessity
Wishing they were truly free
In the comfort of their homes.
And yet I see intensity
Still grips them in its iron claw
Since though in crowds they are alone
Shadows streaming in one flow.
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H Jane, I was thinking of Eliot's lines in The Waste Land " people, humble people who connect nothing with nothing. I'm not so pessimistic as he was but I sometimes feel a twinge of sadness when i look round Railroad platforms. It's hard to explain but your phrase " dark places" is part of it. Thanks for your comment.
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6/2/2024 4:14:05 AM # 1.0.0.1119
That was extraordinary how you put across an intense feeling of melancholy in a scene of hustle bustle at a railroad station. You are an exceptional poet, I am never disappointed and often am challenged by your skills