Always the Peace of the Train

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.