Train At Night
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It reads a lot easier now that you've put line breaks in it as opposed to the original long sentences.
You've got a good image and concept here, I've left a few notes below

(01-03-2025, 06:21 AM)John Randall Wrote:  The sound of an unseen train at night, - good image to start 
 Repeating over stuttering tracks  - don't need to capitalise each line unless it's a new sentence - stuttering tracks doesn't quite work for me, the sound seems like a stutter not the tracks, may need rewording
Into dark distance.  - dark seems redundant 

I am glad to be standing still, - could make this a new stanza - how about another word instead of 'still' it introduces some ambiguity - also comma at the end, which would actually negate the ambiguity, but another word would be better
Just outside my front door, - you could split this line into three
feet firm to the familiar. - this seems close to a cliché 
Listening. 

The train howl shrinks and I envy its transition. - this could be a new stanza - don't need train - is it a 'howl'? are we talking about the train or the train whistle - not so sure about envying a trains transition
How courageous at this late hour. - nice sentiment, but can a train be courageous? These last two lines don't quite work
The build up is good, although I would prefer some more poetic language and description. The last two lines as a conclusion are not quite working for me. Not sure about the personification of a train. Perhaps another way of concluding.

Also a new title could help as the current one is already within the poem.

Cheers for the read
feedback award wae aye man ye radgie
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Messages In This Thread
Train At Night - by John Randall - 01-03-2025, 06:21 AM
RE: Train At Night - by Magpie - 01-06-2025, 11:49 PM
RE: Train At Night - by meadzbabyy - 05-23-2025, 09:15 AM
RE: Train At Night - by Natangwe - 05-26-2025, 01:16 AM
RE: Train At Night - by NCPoetWannaBe1974 - 06-05-2025, 01:13 AM
RE: Train At Night - by nana - 06-28-2025, 06:30 AM



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