Unchartered Territory

Sweating in the sun This work is never done Laboring long hours Sunny days and snow showers From dawn until twilight We give with all our might Lay one down ,then one more Before long, one thousand forty-four We are paving the way, you see For you to travel effortlessly Places still unknown to man " if we can't handle it, nobody can" Miles and miles and always more Not knowing what may lie in store Continue to toil away Laying track day after day Innovation has to start somewhere Someday these trucks will get you there From sea to mountain top Every town will have a stop As we lay down the last Future will become a thing of the past Expanding the horizons west Along the way, many were laid to rest Unmarked graves, forever unknown Lost to the wilderness overgrown Not for fortune do we perspire Only fame we will never acquire Going out in a blaze of glory Only honor told in a tall story A century gone; efforts we have forgot Those that laid the railroad; all for naught Railroads, a Historical Glance Back Poetry Contest submit Place 1st Sponsored by Bj Legros Kelly