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Travelling In Silence (Train Journey 2013)

By Angusfolklore

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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My son asks me to speak more.

I don’t.

In the Quiet Coach I talk

with a professional poet.

A woman angrily tells us

speaking is not allowed there.

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the Quiet Coach speaks no

Permalink Submitted by celticman on Fri, 2024-04-26 18:43

the Quiet Coach speaks no more. 

 

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