Abandoned Rails - Randall Stephens

[LostOzarkRambler]

Very nice. In a sad sort of way.

[Amiduffer]

@LostOzarkRambler I hope I did Mr. Stephens poetry justice. I had a pretty strong reaction when first reading it.

[salemcripple]

wow. that was amazing! loved the pics too. Faved+thumbs up (should still be five stars, but whatever)

[Amiduffer]

@salemcripple Thanks for the complement.

[GP9railfan]

Great job Drew.

Abandoned rails = Abandoned economy.

[Amiduffer]

@GP9railfan Sadly true. Regressive economics.

[ockteby]

I love this poem, Drew.

Frank

[Amiduffer]

Thank you!

[GwenAYF]

Stephens would be proud. Very appropriate photos and your, typical, sensitive reading.

For me, it was the smell through the dining room window on hot Texas nights, an occasional breeze stirred the curtains, and the doppleing of the train whistle. There was no highway noise; then the trains, Sometimes they awakened me, but I learned to enjoy the smell, sounds and the regularity of the wheels on the tracks. The best nights of a toddler's life.

[Amiduffer]

Thanks Gwen. Your comment was almost poetic itself.