The Train Makes the Strain!
\nby cricketjeff on May 17, 2018.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nHow long can any train stand stationary
\nWhile cramped and grumbling workers curse their fate?
\nWhen it departed twenty minutes late
\nShe wished she hadn’t had that mug of tea.<\/p>\n
If she’s walked home she might have found a tree,
\nTo crouch behind while nature took its course,
\nWith sweet relief arriving at full force –
\nShe wished she hadn’t had that mug of tea.<\/p>\n
The train arrives but still she needs to pee –
\nThe struggle through the crowd is far from fun,
\nThe slow walk home becomes a desperate run.
\nShe wished she hadn’t had that mug of tea!<\/p>\n
How long can any train stand stationary?
\nShe wished she hadn’t had that mug of tea!<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nAn echo sonnet, this one done “pure” I often like to develop the last line of
\neach stanza and it might be fun here<\/p>\n
How long can any train stand stationary
\nWhile cramped and grumbling workers curse their fate?
\nWhen it departed twenty minutes late
\nShe wished she hadn’t had that mug of tea.<\/p>\n
If she’s walked home she might have found a tree,
\nTo crouch behind while nature took its course,
\nWith sweet relief arriving at full force –
\nIt seems much more than just one mug of tea.<\/p>\n
The train arrives but still she needs to pee –
\nThe struggle through the crowd is far from fun,
\nThe slow walk home becomes a desperate run.
\nAnd finally there’s room for much more tea!<\/p>\n
How long can any train stand stationary?
\nShe wished she hadn’t had that mug of tea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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