A single swallowtail butterfly circled the covered area of Platform 2 at Milton Station. It flew in a seeming haphazard pattern above the ticket and drink machines, above the waiting passengers on metal seats, beneath the metal roof.
The arrival of the Ipswich bound train from Platform 1 was announced. The butterfly began an erratic flight towards that platform. The rails rattled as the train approached. The butterfly fluttered above the tracks beside platform 1. As the rattling grew louder the butterfly zipped at a forty five degree angle up and over the sound barrier beside the platform. It settled on an overhanging tree twig. The train careened to a stop seconds later.
Claire Wood
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Tuesday April 5, 2011
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