To watch

it's always the same -
taking the train to somewhere
case stowed there, sitting close by
I settle into porterage

and gauge momentum 
by departing drum of carriage wheels.
Or do the stations merely peel away?
convey a landscape lantern show

beyond the grimy window. A whirl
of scenic blur and all volition's swept 
to rest beneath my feet. Accepting fate
as nameplate on this validated spot
 
a dot in such momentous time. Seconds circle
yet spectacle of sun is keeping track 
takes back the shine from field and town
slips down, permitting sky

to soon let fly with painter's hands 
and force us all to watch