Embrace the Present

The arrival of the train on the platform

Metal on metal, engine whirring

Commuters standing in line

Coffee in hand, yawning

Automated movements

Nothing out of the ordinary, all part of the routine

Phones drawing users’ gazes

Not a single glance out the window

Nay.

The rattle of the train

The mechanical motions of the wheels along the tracks

The blue painted strip, the red text of the typographic logo

The sliding of the door, the shutting of the door with a minute ricochet

Blue grey sky

Dewdrops sliding down the windows at an angle

The swing of the yellow looped handles

Destinations announced by the automated voice

The red brick of industrial factories

The off white of concrete monuments

The black tint of gridded glassed offices

The grey of steel skyscrapers

Soaring steeples of churches

Grand colonnades of town halls

Stylistic murals on walls

Bustling signs of activity along shopfronts

The red orange of autumn leaves

Crunching under my feet as I walk to work

With the crisp cool air on my face

Giving me a fresh start as I begin my day with pride

The beauty of one’s surroundings

From the littlest details on facades to large trucks roaring across the road

Blue sky, grey roads, white buildings, yellow neon signs

Green grass, red tiled roofs, black cobblestone pavements.

Look up. Look around.

See the colours.

Hear. Feel.

Experience the present.