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\"\"<\/p>\n

IN TRANSIT
\nA poem after the style of Procedure<\/em>, by Jo Shapcott.<\/p>\n

Holding my cup of coffee
\nand inhaling the aroma
\nat last I am still & the consciousness <\/p>\n

arises, the consciousness of the now
\nand the just then, when, between trains
\nI was speeding towards disaster,<\/p>\n

admittedly small by way of comparison
\nto the plight of refugees, yet big
\nenough to almost make me panic<\/p>\n

as the passing thought revealed to me
\nmy mistake, and I hurriedly retraced my steps
\nand waited for the next train,<\/p>\n

not yet daring to allow the relief to flow
\nthrough me, and now, as the coffee\u2019s aroma rises
\nI say , thank you, thank you, thank you for the then, and now<\/p>\n

Jane Maire
\nFebruary 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IN TRANSIT A poem after the style of Procedure, by Jo Shapcott. Holding my cup of coffee and inhaling the aroma at last I am…<\/p>\n