Loket, Czech Republic, October 2007
Always the Peace of the Train
always the peace of the train
before the screech and the rush
of the disbanding, demanding
head counts, rendezvous;
before anticipation of the destination
becomes the fruit of the here and now
when your common ground
is the earth rolling out
from under you and all of them
all breathe the same air
all hear the music of the sway of the rails
always the peace of the train
after tears and the drying of tears
the accomplishment, abandonment,
whatever purpose fulfilled
after satisfaction of the obligation
dissolves in the eyes of the homeward bound
when your common ground
is the earth rolling out
from under you and all of them
all breathe the same air
all hear the music of the sway of the rails
always the peace of the train
11.18.07
c.l.l.
