Steam Train Ride

The whistle blows, the chugging starts - A steam train ride in France - For those who like to try things From the past, this is your chance. Since when it’s time to turn around, The leading car’s unlatched And driven to a turntable Before it’s reattached. The locomotive then gets cranked, By hand! one circle ‘round. The engineer next drives to where The once-caboose is found. The train is reconnected And goes back the way it came, Passing trees and giant rock formations, Looking all the same. An aqueduct appears and there’s An eagle in the sky, But what impresses most on board As we go zipping by Is a trio by the river, Down below and quickly viewed, Being very French, relaxing Near the water, in the nude.