Long Passenger train Poems

Four and five decades ago a washerman
 lived in my village named Fanne
 handsome, amazing and funny.

  Month of Falgun, month of joy
  got more fun when Fanne put on
  fancy costume...

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In the realm of rails , where journey interwines , a tale of anguish, where destiny aligns.

At 7 on a beautiful evening , 7 minutes changed lives for a countless people travelling

 A passenger train...

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He’d have to take his new jeans off to swim
Or mom is sure to paddle his tail.
So, his skinned them off, climbed atop the railroad bridge,
 folding them with the greatest care, laid them on...

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The trains are always on time
One running north
One running south
On the same track
It makes perfect sense when they collide
Who are we to question business practice
Authority is always right up and down the line
Little Bambi nibbles...

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Understand this,
understanding matters!
Wrap your mind around 
a spicy burrito sun flared thought
Now take a bite ... 
see the fuego aurora bursts of light
Elevating spiritual awareness
fires up the furnace brimstone coals,
and pumps up the prophetic bellows
Knowledge...

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I left my childhood home to take
a nationwide train ride,
to meet my love who had gone ahead
and was waiting for his bride.

It took me two nights and a day
to reach his loving arms.
I had a...

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To see a sunny sky
To hear a baby cry
For a glimpse of daylight
And a soft kiss at midnight
For a cool drink of water
And a smile from my daughter
To have the blues on the run
And to...

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Whether a trip to a sister's funeral in Chicago;
Or another trip to Los Angeles for my aunt's funeral;
Or a slow ride to a family reunion in Chicago;
Or a 'Bucket-list' trip to an NFL game in...

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Musicians played classics as condemned marched under “ARBEIT MACHT FREI.”
Losing their “SOLES” and “SOULS” the future options for each gassee!

For every pair of empty leather “SOLES” you see,
they took a lovely “SOUL” away from you...

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I am Monday on a Friday,

Who knew the stars aligned to sing us through the pangs of life and eternity?
A thing called life in a language in a dialect that is as probable and functional...

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It was Christmas with all the holiday cheer
It was a lovely Christmas tree that brought the feeling to preserver
But what made Christmas stand out it was my B&O railroad I am talking about
It was a...

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Happy was Death last night

When he saw the youth coming his way

He observed them with delight

Knowing that it was their last day.



At once his arms opened wide

For his heart was filled with great joy

And after...

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Alone and Separated
Far from a Child’s touch
Divided in much
A bus with square wheels and not round
A Passenger train with no steam engine pull
A flying Eel
A rewrite Reel
All the above are Misfit toys
Needing the joy from...

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Unbearable is the pain when we lose someone we very much cherish 

But unimaginable, the pain becomes when we see a youth perish!






© Demetrios Trifiatis
     02 March 2023

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town by the tracks
train goes through
day and night
a passenger train station
making the town flourish
money made from the station
brings tourists
easier to get to and from the city
and then it truly is up to you
where you want...

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