‘Strangers on the San Francisco-to-San Jose Express’
Eojin Hwang is an 11th-grade student at Newton Academy in Seoul, South Korea. She offers dynamic leadership across diverse extracurricular activities. As Co-Head of the Environmental Club and enjoys taking photraography during her free time.
Strangers on the San Francisco-to-San Jose Express
A sweetness, a smile, a serenity, a vision
amid loud drunken louts aboard the train
somehow above it all she avoids a collision
oblivious to the boorish boasting postgame.
Amid loud drunken louts aboard the train
she notices an old man trying to disappear
oblivious to the boorish boasting postgame
as he rides in sober quietude, destination unclear.
She notices an old man trying to disappear
compliments his ballcap’s monarch butterfly
as he rides in sober quietude, destination unclear
she exudes aura of botanical garden, sanctuary sky.
Compliments his ballcap’s monarch butterfly
her exit exquisite more like daydream arisen
she exudes aura of botanical garden, sanctuary sky
a sweetness, a smile, a serenity, a vision.
Robert Eugene Rubino is a former copy editor, sports columnist and adult literacy tutor whose first published poem appeared eight years ago when he was 70. Since then he's published two collections and his poetry has appeared in various online and print journals. He's a regular at poetry open mics throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
