Fiona Campbell Poet Couplet

Journey

Journey

London train departing from platform nine
We are pleased to say that it’s right on time
Passengers scramble on with their luggage
Looking for empty seats in the carriage
I sit at the window, gaze at the sea
Trolley comes down with sandwiches and tea
Conductor appears looking for tickets
Lots of hands searching in bags and pockets
Girl in the corner, engrossed in her book
Man in the suit gives his files a last look
Plenty of people perusing their phones
Lovely old lady sits quiet and alone
Everyone stares at the guy with tattoos
His barely dressed girlfriend with high-heeled shoes
Young guy with the headphones, chewing his gum
Little kids clinging on tight to their mum
Meaningless small talk, chatting with friends
Train’s getting slower, journey will end
Finally here at my destination
New adventure begins at the station

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Ovidiu Bocsa January 30, 2015 at 7:13 AM Life is a beautiful journey or it should be. Each station has a special meaning. Postmodernism is a strange world enlarged to the virtual one as kind of finding the other of the soul.Congrat.

Anne-Lise Andresen January 26, 2015 at 12:44 PM - A warm welcome to the P Soup, Fiona :) - Hope it will come many more poems from you in the future - Enjoy reading your first, a very well written poem - // Anne-Lise :)

Poet Destroyer A January 25, 2015 at 12:28 AM Hi Fiona, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun in this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST in hopes it inspires you in some way. I will enjoy following you and your poetry:) This is a great way to start the New Year. Lucky Us, To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends! @-> LINDA <-@

Skat A January 24, 2015 at 11:47 PM Fiona, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile, others passed, when I first join the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poet's around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Leo Larry Amadore January 24, 2015 at 7:41 PM I enjoyed the story, the setting, the accuracy of the descriptions...but I must agree that, also I am certainly no expert, this would be a series of couplets (not a sonnet)...I did enjoy reading it.