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This poem in its simplicity really, was written ages ago and was inspired from an Alpine Italian song La Strada Ferrata.   Ages ago I was in a choir and this was one of our favorite songs.  My poem is not a translation of the famous Alpine song.

The dark train hurtled head on, in the star-studded night to its projected destination. The train hooted. Sometimes it slowed as a solitary station passed by. Sometimes it flew even though the lines were crossed. The train hooted. Clickety clack, Clickety clack. The hoot hooted in delight as peaks of ecstasy were reached. Until the train arrived. Smoke ejected, engine slowed to a stop. But I assure you, my love, the journey would have been no fun had you not been with me. 7 January 2021

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