swept down rain-wet steps at the Broadway shoes slip surfing the crowd going underground Oyster swipes through the […]
Tag: Underground
A modern take on an ancient story, prompted by my visit to London.
Orpheus on the Underground Orpheus boarded a Circle Line train at Notting Hill Gate Bag on his shoulder, notebook and pen in his hand The carriage was crowded and he had to stand But that didn’t stop him from singing a song In a voice that charmed Bankers in their pin-stripe suits Secretaries, software developers And […]
This is the last poem this morning …
I have to leave the house! Update : It wasn’t quite the last one after all! London Underground Iconic masterpiece map An abstract landscape Of lines and colours On the Tube All that matters Is the next station Time, distance and direction Are almost irrelevant As you fly through tunnels Of darkness and light Rocking […]
writing in north norfolk 