Ghost Train
One hundred years ago, or so,
The train that hauled logs
From Baw-Faw Peak to Glenoma,
Ran right through the center
Of the place we now live.
The rails are long gone now,
Lost to the ravages of time,
Though pieces of it can be found
From time to time when clearing
Out a spot upon which to build
An indecently modern home.
Sometimes when the atmosphere is just right,
When the full moon rises
Or the morning sun lights up
A fog-shrouded forest,
You can hear the whistle of that old steam engine
As it pulls it's heavy log cargo
On invisible tracks to it's ghostly destination.
This poem is for my family who have lived on that place since 1970. They have heard that old whistle many times over the years.
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Boistfort Peak, also called Baw Faw Peak, in west Lewis County is a peak in the Willapa Hills in Washington state. The summit was once the site of a fire lookout and is the highest point in the Willapa Hills.
Glenoma is an unincorporated community in east Lewis County, Washington. It derives its name from the words "glen" and "ome".
Lewis County, in SW Washington, was created as Vancouver County on December 19, 1845. In 1849, the county name was changed, to honor Meriwether Lewis.
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