The Train Ride

I feel so grand this special day in June while waiting at the station for my ride aboard the new steam engine coming soon to take me to a place where I can hide from city noise and busy city streets; from smog-filled air and houses crowded so, to countrysides with grassy fields of wheat and clear blue skies where soft winds come and go. Here comes the beauty, black, in clouds of steam; she pulls beside the station; "All Aboard" is called, and so I quickly run and dream to settle down with suitcase neatly stored. Click-clack of spinning wheels sounds like a song; the gray steam lends the awe of mystery, with cloud-like drifts that form and move along while taking me to somewhere wild and free. With constant pace, the steam train grinds its wheels through mountain passes, narrow tunnels too. The beauty of the valley, hills, and fields soon takes my breath away; a wondrous view! As on she chugs with clanging bell on top, she sings a song of motion heading home- that place down yonder where she'll make a stop; my destination of new lands to roam. January 21, 2015 ~1st Place Contest: Railroads, A Historical Glance Back Sponsor: BJ Legros Kelley Judged: 11/16/2021