Nowhere Slow
Nowhere Slow. 9:50 pm. Waiting for the express trains to pass.
Passengers exit, some stand in the doorways, cigarette smoke drifts in with the bugs and others insects. The creeps look for girls to sit close to, the insects bang against the fluoro lights or abandon hope, dropping to the floor or down the back of my collar.
I peer into the darkness and think about the earliest known version of the necktie worn by China’s first emperor Shih Huan Ti and how ties were first brought to Japan by Mormon Missionaries as gifts to English language teachers who couldn’t afford to buy strong lengths of rope.
Catch my reflection in the window, Happy Birthday. My face ages in dog years – one year equals seven. For times like these I need a hobby, nothing too physical, a hobby to keep my mind on the little picture. Read a book, listen to music, eat, sleep. Ten minutes feels like a lifetime in Gods waiting room.
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Rrabano
20 Sep 09 at 9:46 am
Superb image. Superb words.
Cheers
Fish Whisperer
20 Sep 09 at 6:45 pm
Image and text united splendidly.
Désirée
21 Sep 09 at 5:48 pm
brilliant work! text and pictures. looking at your work reminds me that I still have a long way to go to become a photographer
fritz
24 Sep 09 at 7:21 pm
good photo and good text!!
i like it.
m18
29 Sep 09 at 12:01 am
Thanks everyone for your comments and feedback.
Stephen Crawford
7 Oct 09 at 1:34 pm
I miss your updates… It was so long time ago, now.
Désirée
26 Nov 09 at 12:20 am
@Désirée. I am enjoying a break from blogging while I work on commercial projects, including a portrait series.
Thanks for always dropping by, I plan to continue the blog with a new format around the end of December.
There is a “What’s New” heading in the sidebar that I will keep updated, mainly for offsite links, news and updates to the website.
* Footnote: I had a minor bicycle accident on the same day that I wrote this comment. I’m OK but my digital camera didn’t survive; trying out replacements.
Stephen Crawford
28 Nov 09 at 8:33 pm
nice work, wonderful shots.
i will follow this blog
have a nice day
ciao from italy
adriano
3 Dec 09 at 4:53 pm
very cool composition …. took me a moment to realize I was looking thru another subway car
crash
30 Jan 10 at 2:06 pm