Platform Four

FredPeyer

Platform four at the train station

Hope and regret mingling with

Adventure and acceptance

Sadness and happiness

Love and hate

Permeating the platform

Hovering unseen

In the air like perfumes

Of feelings and emotions

 

The mascara streaked face

Of the young woman

Holding back the tears

Clutching her suitcase

Trying to look nonchalante

Running away from

A broken relationship

 

The young college student

Barely able to contain

The excitement of finally

Being on his own

Away from the restraints

Of parents and family

To be free

 

The bent over back

Of the old man holding

The urn with the ashes

Of his departed wife

To be scattered according

To her last wishes

At her birth place

 

The young girl

Holding on to the hand

Of her forlorn looking dad

Sad, yet happy

To travel back to

Her divorced mother

Every other week

 

Platform four

A snapshot of humanity

Of life’s successes and disappointments

Of wins and losses

Of relationships and solitude

Only visible to the

Eye of a keen observer

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Comments7

  • kevin browne

    one of your best, Fred. the escape when boarding platform four is astounding. good write.

    • FredPeyer

      Thank you Kevin. A train station is an incredible place to let your imagination go wild!

    • Louis Gibbs

      A well portrayed snapshot of the human experience this is, Fred. I was right there on the platform with them. Kudos!

      • FredPeyer

        Thanks Louis, the human condition is what gives us so much to write about!

      • Fay Slimm.

        Your words vividly portrayed the varied reasons why that platform held all the emotions Fred - - a really fine piece of observation which goes into my faves.

        • FredPeyer

          Thank you Fay, both for liking it and making it a favorite!

        • Michael Edwards

          Great observational piece Fred - made me think up the title 'View From A Coffee Shop' - but you've already done it - I enjoyed the read.

          • FredPeyer

            Thanks Michael, I like that title 'View from a coffee shop' and I think you should write a poem with that title! Glad you enjoyed my poem.

          • Accidental Poet

            What can I say that others have not already said? And these observations go on and on every single day. Very observant and a great poem Fred.

            • FredPeyer

              Thanks so much AP! You are right, every day is different. All we have to do is observe and imagine!

            • Goldfinch60

              Very good write, people watching is a great way to write, I do it quite a lot.

              • FredPeyer

                Thanks Goldfinch! We need to be observant, otherwise there would not be too much to write about.

              • Aislinn Wilson

                What a striking snapshot, this is a very good poem.

                • FredPeyer

                  Thank you Aislinn! I checked out your work and am mightily impressed!



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