Monday, 3 October 2011

Traveling Betjeman

I'm halfway through a long train journey to Hull.  Stopping at Sheffield station I felt a bit Betjeman and impressed by the railways, but somewhat confused by myself.

What can help overcome this than a bit of pretentiousness?  

Here's a few words I wrote whilst enjoying my bagel...

"Laptop open, tethered to the digital world,
The industrial breeze of the railway
Provides the fresh air of the day.

Suit, briefcase, Waitrose bag with his lunch,
An office with rolling views, albeit cramped,
Pauses at Sheffield awaiting the next leg.

Emails continue to flow but are disconnected,
from the station, drenched in sunshine,
populated by the masses to whom he tries to sell.

How much does he understand?
He’ll have to wait for the email to find out."

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