on travel by train.

a quick hello
plus, a few words on travel by train.

i'm thinking about vacation again today.
of dinner served on clean white plates.
of napkins arranged just so.
of watching the lights
of cities unknown pass me by.


i'm thinking of reading beautifully bound books
while eating small sugared sweets.
while the rhythm of train journey
takes me along.



i'm not thinking of the subway
nor the local train.
i'm thinking of a train
destine toward someplace new,
somewhere unknown to me
but, perhaps known to you.


somewhere the food is different
from my usual things.


where the dress is intriguing
where the markets are exciting.
where it's difficult to order meals because
i can't speak the language.


i'm thinking of deep navy panels
and dark rusty red benches.
of worn wooden chairs
and of thickly upholstered furniture.
of antique looking carpets
and of over-sized drapes.



i'm thinking of laying my head
on one of those flat pillows
you're afforded when traveling by night
via train.



i'm thinking
in the morning
i'd like to stand outside on the grates between cars.
the swirl of steam from my morning cup
fogging my glasses just a little.



i'd like to watch the gray of the
gravel below whiz by me.
i'd like to peer at the conductor
in his patent looking hat
his patient eyes set on the track out in front of us.



i'd like to clasp my hands together with excitement.
i'd like to feel that childlike feeling one gets from travel.
from being out there in the world.
from being on the way, to somewhere new.


i'd like to take in the air
of a place i've never been.


sounds like a nice thing to do
a nice place to be,
a nice moment or two.

doesn't it.
xox, n.





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an inspiring post
a little sign i like
& a time lapse i keep looking at


& the photo.








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