The Train Were Otherwise Too Full

The Train Were Otherwise Too Full

Jon Delmas Wood

A lady down the aisle veiled
In vinyl, glass, and steel,
And other people, by her ankles
Manifest, if only to the hem.
The train were otherwise too full.

A watch on someone’s wrist
Discloses minute stars
On panels over windowed fields
Whose rapid monochrome
Will lead you to suppose
That they contain more shades.
But green will adumbrate the rest.

note: "minute" in line 7 must be pronounced in
accord with the word meaning infinitesimal

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Jon Delmas Wood
Professor & Gardener

Jon has published various works in the academic field of Early Modern European history. His poetry has appeared within Falling Leaves, a print anthology published by Day Eight Press (2020). When not teaching European history, world religions, Christian theology, German, or Latin, Jon works as a novice nurseryman. He is also a member of the lay-monastic Fellowship of St. John.

Photography by Rangi Siebert