Railroads for the sinews To connect the culture loosely Rust gives way to polish Simply by rolling along Carriages painted […]

Lavender please save me From the poison i’ve inhaled Before finds a way to my heart strings Or blinds my

Repainting a sign to Lamphum Scraping first, flakes land on bricks Paint won’t stick in the rain ## from Towns

Tom Waits warbles low This train isn’t downtown bound I know the city but not the name ## from Towns

This train was made in Japan In the middle of last century Last night’s was Chinese livery Rolling past Siam’s

Observed: hemp, cultivated and railside, in splendid green adundance ## from Towns and Trains, Sudden poems 2016-2018

I document in my diary But i often miss a day or two I‘ll fill in the blanks eventually The

Station cashews, dried mangoes Can of ginger beer Cork covered sardine can With expired film Three boiled eggs to sustain

Three hours bath soak A Broken Prince in a King’s bed Pain drifts to nowhere ## from Towns and Trains,

## from Towns and Trains, Sudden poems 2016-2018