A Small List from the Train

Things I noticed on the commuter train this morning:

A man reading a paperback with the cover torn off, smiling at something on page 200.

Two teenagers sharing a pair of earbuds and silently bobbing their heads to the same song.

A woman knitting a tiny yellow hat, probably for a baby who isn't born yet.

A little girl in a dinosaur raincoat narrating every stop to her father, who answered each one seriously: "Yes, this is Fairview. Very good."

The sun coming through the window and lighting up the dust in the air like glitter.

The conductor, who said "Have a beautiful day, everybody" over the speaker, like he meant it.

I nearly missed my stop. I was too busy loving everybody.