Another Whistling Train Speeds By

Another whistling train speeds by in midnoon,
the jeering lad waves at pensive passengers
absorbed in serene, not adverse feelings;
his youth is vibrant and ready to lampoon!

Daises, jasmines and violets are gently lulled 
in their wild and lush meadows as it rushes by; 
ravens disperse in pervasive fear so unequaled;
what was too calm turns into chaos: a pitiful cry!

Is it nostalgia he clings to, or something else?
That landscape is as vivid as his happy yesterday;
he hears the shrieking horn, its sound is not terse: 
crossing the tracks can be fatal in mischievous play!  

The adventurous boy climbs the breezily and balmy hills,
and excited by the spectacular view, he begins to hum;
all sonorous canaries start warbling to accompany him:
they echo in the valley below to awaken church bells!

Another whistling train speeds by in midnoon,
he describes this scenery in an evocative poem;
no tears go to waste, they're precious to him:
it's nighttime, even darkness will grant his boon!
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