Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

Ghost Train

Oh station , station

Yee of intermittent locomotive
thoroughfare

Once standing proud now
sadly scheduled surplus to 
moderna

Redundant made it's ticket
booth , collector and so to
it's master

Resigned and destined for 
graffiti spray to patch it's
walls

With it's clock battery powered
down

It's fate a clubhouse for tomorrows
youth to wreck and frequent gather
in and under

Smoke and try initial cigarette
plume cough and alcoholic 
spirit drunken after shock
hangover

It's track's to be repatriated back
to nature 6 foot overgrown by
scrub , weed and bush

No click no clack no whisper
harking back

Visitation only by means of
historical scholastic dissertation

It's final lesson thus if willing to
accept

Everything once valued once
it has seved it's purpose and
past it's exasperation date

Will in fact so to in future be 
cast aside and face this 
exact fate

And maybe if nothing else
but for death will be saved from

Seeing all the things we
treasure and keep as memories
most dear

Disappearing before us and
and so to point out

That the light at the end of the
tunnel is fast becoming dimmed
by the milli-second

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Bj Legros Kelley November 17, 2021 at 5:44 PM Congratulations Christopher on your winning placement in the poetry contest 'Railroads, A Historical Glance Back' poetry contest with your well written and descriptive poem 'Ghost Train'. It is so very sad to see the things that we hold dear disused and falling quickly away from us into the past. As advancements come along, much treasure disappears. Thank you for your contribution! Again, congratulations! Christopher Flaherty November 22, 2021 at 12:58 PM Cheers thank you very much indeed Much obliged and appreciated to you ta

Christuraj Alex November 16, 2021 at 5:55 AM "Seeing all the things we treasure and keep as memories most dear" - Beautiful. Congratulations! Christopher Flaherty November 22, 2021 at 12:56 PM Cheers thank you very much indeed

David Kavanagh September 15, 2021 at 1:11 PM One of your best poems Christopher, brilliant use of language and imagery, cuts right into the nostalgic heart of the reader, to be honest I think this would be a more than a deserving potd, cheers David Christopher Flaherty September 15, 2021 at 7:03 PM Cheers David thank you very much indeed Sir as always. Really appreciate your kind inspirational comment. Ta

Gary Radice September 10, 2021 at 10:29 AM Excellent Christopher. Very descriptive and well written. The imagery is striking. There's much poignancy when nature takes over anything what was. I attempted a similar poem last year: "Beecham Halt" but it never saw light here. You've inspired me to think again. :) Cheers - Gary Christopher Flaherty September 12, 2021 at 4:11 PM Cheers ta thank you Gary. So glad you liked it . Most of my train inspired poetic efforts are in fact induced and inspired by your work Sir