The Edinburgh train ...

I'm on the Edinburgh train - 

I'm eating baby plum tomatoes - 

We're leaving London, racing through its edgelands - 

A few moments ago, I saw the Emirates Stadium, girdled by a frieze of titans -

Now we're passing an array of wind turbines -

My fellow rail travellers are silent, gazing at their mobile phones - 

Penelope's drinking tea from a clever polystyrene cup - 

Through the train window I can see the flawless sky - 

I look at a map of Lindisfarne - 

I sip my coffee - 

The man sitting opposite is on his way to Kirkwall - 

 

13.30

Tuesday 30 June 2015

The Edinburgh Train