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"... brevity is the soul of wit ..."
- William Shakespeare

Bio


Colin Pink lives in London, England. His poems have appeared in a wide range of poetry journals both print and online. He has published two collections: Acrobats of Sound, 2016 Poetry Salzburg Press, and The Ventriloquist Dummy's Lament, 2019 Against the Grain Press. A new collection is due to be published in 2021.


Colin Pink


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Rails

(Triadic Couplets)

The railway lines are polished to a vigorous
shine by the diligent wheels of the trains.

The rails' quick-silver limbs swim along
buoyed upon a choppy sea of clinkers.

They are unaware of demonstrating perspective
and never dream of meeting one day at infinity.