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Freight Trains and Wine

I tried to sleep, but the trip is long
Now far from home where things went so wrong
This whole train now I call mine
My boxcar upon the line
Bottle of wine, a cork and a song

11-22-19
Contest: Five Word Challenge
Sponsor: Beth Evans
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Messina Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 9:22 AM
Nice write, Larry. Congrats on your top win.
Bradfield Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 9:49 AM
Thank you, Charles!
Na Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 8:23 AM
Congrats on your winning poem Larry
Bradfield Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 9:49 AM
Thank you, Gregory
Poteet Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 4:41 AM
Congrats, Larry, you are a natural poet. Smooth read meets the prompt perfectly.
Bradfield Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 9:52 AM
Thanks for the kind words!
Gauthier Avatar
November 23, 2019 at 7:10 AM
Enjoyed your poem, Larry.
Bradfield Avatar
November 23, 2019 at 7:19 AM
Thank you, Line
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