Waving at trains
A little boy in uniform
Waves madly at the track
And on the whooshing 3.05
One passenger waves back
She knows he couldn't see her
But still it makes her smile
A relief from field upon field upon field
As the diesel swallows the miles
A cat on a fence, a man on a gate
The towns and villages pass
A couple of walkers in matching blue coats
And a lonely horse put out to grass
Though there's iron and litter and graffiti
There's rolled up bales of grain
There is still some magic to be had
In a journey on a train
You can see the way it used to be
The land, before men came,
How temporary the brickwork is
How nature isn't tamed
The flowers by the trackside
That use trains to sow their seed
The rabbits who ignore the sound
Of humans' russhing speed
They were here before the trains came
They'll be here after they're gone
The sun will shine, the rain will fall
As the carriages roll on
A grouse on a red brick culvert
A car park of glinting cars
A willow, an oak, a buddleia
To cover the landscape's scars
Tunnels to make your ears pop
Bridges to make your head spin
There's no denying the cleverness
There's no denying the din!
So although the price is enormous
And the glamour is on the wane
There is still some magic to be had
In a journey on a train.
(c) Copyright Emma Freeman 2007.
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