midnight train

the beggar has

no destination

 

*****

coastal railways

I carry my mother’s kiss

back to my university

 

*****

 

last train

in the foggy night…

to her remote village

she carries

the shadow of loneliness

 

******    ******    ******

flowers

budding on one branch,

wilting on another─

a mixed baggage I carry

on my long train journey

 

Last Train Home Anthology, 2020 (Ed. Jacquie Pearce)

 

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Train-Home-anthology-contemporary/dp/1999180801#:~:text=LAST%20TRAIN%20HOME%20is%20an,poets%20from%2022%20different%20countries.

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