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Into the North


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Into the heart of Canada on a winter journey,
     On the northern steam train to James Bay;
A scenic tour with a dining car and sleeping beds,
             I steamed through glacial peaks and fir trees.

Past snow covered fields and across bridges,
     High on breathtaking deep canyon trestles;
Slowly up steep slopes and around sharp curves,
            Past rolling hills and deep, dangerous ravines.

Along frozen streams and watchful wildlife,
     Into an underground tunnel that was so dark;
Great the rushing waters of a river over worn rocks,
             We plunged into a canyon floor and up again.

And we glided to a stop with the steam blowing,
    Into the blue sky of James Bay, Ontario, Canada;
I stood there in total bliss and awe with my excursion,
              Excited I could not wait for the return journey.


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January 20, 2015


Poetry/Verse/Into The North
Copyright Protected, ID 01-634-694-20
All Rights Reserved, 2015, Constance La France


For the Premier contest, Railway Journeys, 
sponsor Shadow Hamilton, Judged 02/2015

Third Place

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