Miles pass quickly in the dark
Without light to anchor me
To my surroundings.

Is it 10mph or 15 through
Sheet Stores Junction? I can
Never remember; still, the pale
Mercury light of sixty percent
Of the moon was insufficient
For me to notice it.

Evening trains stop in
Unexpected places. I wonder if anyone
Travelled from Chepstow to Spondon
Without changing this evening?
I only stop in such places
Long enough to see them
When there is no light.

Large shadows swallow smaller ones;
The light from many windows
Only makes holes in them,
Gently yellowed rectangles
Cut from darkness.

08/15/2016

Posted on 09/21/2016
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