Ciaran O’Driscoll
Girl at Station Exit in the Snow
She’s reading a poster about works and closures
at the station gate, in a flurry of snow.
As she reads, she frowns and runs her fingers
along a strand of her chestnut hair.
‘Welcome to Godstone’ a platform sign proclaims,
snow in a generous scattering all around,
each flake at play in the abundance of time,
taking its own time to reach the ground,
or watching for their one and proper port,
they hesitate and levitate and cross;
intent the eyes of snowflakes as they fall,
eyes only for the homing place.
And a girl running her fingers through
a strand of hair as she takes the notice in
now turns her head to go, then looks again,
her dark eyes moving among flakes of snow.
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