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One train |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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The train is on the tracks but instead of moving stops waiting, it would seem, for help to roll the stock of love down the living line but, lo behold, no other track to either left or right. From behind a need loud and clear and the train thinks, “What to do?” Maybe if it speeds on up the far behind won’t cry and it chugs on its merry way as a test of its endurance against the lost and lonely. Steam escapes like brain waves do when need is left behind and it turns the bends and corners as if it heard a lie to finally stand stationary at the base of life anew. Distance bars the join of hands but what can one train do when no one’s laid the railway line to accommodate the two but the ever hopeful far behind follows faithfully. You’ll see them there end to end at the base of something good waiting, it would seem, for a miracle but the air is dense and thick; miracles can’t manifest when un-summoned is the force that lays the railway line. Listen! Can you hear? One whistle blows tonight but all that moves is only air because intent of that one train ineffective in the laying down of an adjacent railway line! Helen / 26 June 2008 |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Wonderfully creative, dear Helen! Yet love does know no obstacles, it IS, and miracles manifest unhindered always everywhere ... but we are often, too often, blind to their manifestation. Exquisite poem! Love, Margherita  |
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XGarapanX Senior Member
since 2008-06-19
Posts 1435Antarctica |
How wonderful! A poem about trains! ·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· |
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XGarapanX Senior Member
since 2008-06-19
Posts 1435Antarctica |
Not that I didn't notice the hidden meanings... ·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Nice, very nice....hidden meaning? Hmmmmm perhaps, huh? |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
 Always a hidden meaning and the train merely a vehicle! Thank you all!Helen |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Maybe if it speeds on up the far behind won’t cry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I like those lines, and I hate to say, I can so relate to this. I don't much care for train rides to no where. I also like~ Always a hidden meaning and the train merely a vehicle! Yea that!!! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thanks so much, Bluesy. Good to see you here. Helen |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
Wow....excellent write Helen! |
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