I own and live on a railway station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Heritage Railway uses this station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With my total approval as I love trains <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am a philosopher <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A philosopher who loves trains <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three girls probably all under thirty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are chatting on the opposite platform <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a way I felt sorry for them <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As they are dressed in loose fitting clothes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a effort to hide their excess weight <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They may be victims of a lazy diet <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this is likely to effect their health <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearby are some regular visitors <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not know their names <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thin Girl and the Piebald <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If anything I believe that they do not really eat <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One is very tall and the other of average height <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The smaller one has a large birthmark <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On her forearm and another behind an ear <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She may have others hidden and unseen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are total opposites but they blend together <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not far from my residence in the signalbox <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a lost gonk overlooking the lines <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is called Sidney Richard Gonk <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And has been at the station for over six years <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gonk was found on a train in 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was obviously lost by a grieving child <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that is why it is positioned in the plain sight <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So that it might be seen by passing trains <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But nobody has ever claimed ownership <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have written about this colourful gonk <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a couple of philosophical essays <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My main question is do gonks feel loss <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And does the invasion of time <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have any real influence <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have come to two opposite conclusions <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which I will not discuss here as they are of length <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The steam train has just arrived and will depart shortly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can see the three fat girls at the window of the carriage <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are beginning to eat again which is rather sad <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot see the piebald girl <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But can just make out her tall friend <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who has remained on the platform <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dreams of Leaving <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dynamics of Travel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reality Ceases and Memories Begin <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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