The Poetry of Richard Sansom
Published by The British Sansom Society
On the Train


On the Train


Suddenly we are aware
that things are flashing by us,
golden orbs and spires,
scenes of fabulous hue and heat,
minarets of silver ,
gardens of passion and light,

as if we're on a train
seeing these things as they pass.....

They are gone,
we look back to see,
and they are out of sight.

How ironic that the train
then turns round a bend,
and now we see a valley,
distant, deep and green,
seemingly beyond our reach,
and it moves slowly,
like the hands of a clock
on the sky,

and yet it is there.

We have the chance
to seep into its verdure
and rest.

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