Saturday, September 26, 2009

130/365 The Train


The Time Between

By Jan Jones


Treasure it, the time spent traveling


This time between roles


The time between


Slipping from one existence into another


A spider strand of no-man’s-land


The time between


You’re no-one here


Invisible, unfettered


Not pressured


Treasure it, this time spent traveling


This time between arenas


This time between.

4 comments:

  1. Hi there! Wow, what a surprise - this is my poem. Love the photo you've put with it, but could you let me know where you found the poem, please?

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  2. ...and thanks for the compliment of using it, by the way. I'm grinning from ear to ear.

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  3. Hi Jan!
    I want to thank you for writing it! I do this daily photo blog, and some days are more inspired than others. I use a lot of quotes and poems when I don't have the energy or words to describe my thoughts on the day or the photo.
    Your poem really spoke to me about how I feel when I travel! I love that feeling of disconnection, of unwinding, of being able to "be" anyone at this moment because no one knows me when I travel...

    I found it on the NY Times site here: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/poetry/article2295515.ece

    Now I have to ask you how you found it on my blog?! :)

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  4. Ah, I'd forgotten I sent that into the Times Online a couple of years ago. Thanks for clearing it up. Did you just bookmark it at the time? Or do a search? Really pleased you liked it anyway.

    I found you because I have Google alerts set up for my name and my books. Your reference popped up this morning and I thought, "Hold on, I recognise that!"

    I've blogged about it too

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