“Night, the beloved.
Night, when words fade,
And the sounds come alive.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Music: Magic Travels
I awoke in the night
To a most familiar call
A mesmerizing train whistle
One of my favorite calls of all
And very soon, it began unleashing
Memories, spanning my entire life
Of wondrous train trips with family
Of romantic train treks with my wife
Suddenly, I was six-years old again
Riding a train, from Chicago to L.A.
I fell in love with America’s railways
And I still love riding any train, today
Then, I envisioned an old train in Europe
When I shared a sleeper car with a family
They were farmers, heading to Switzerland
And they so freely shared their food with me
And suddenly, I was aboard an old steam train
My wife and I were on vacation, in New Mexico
Now, I began hearing the whistle of this locomotive
As it began chugging up the mountain to old Antonito
Then, as I closed my eyes again, listening to this night call
I was now magically transported up to Alaska’s Denali Park
Friends and I were heading to snow-covered Mt. McKinley
And now, I could even hear those wolves, howling in the dark
I awoke in the night,
To a most familiar call;
A mesmerizing train whistle,
One of my favorite calls of all.
And now, it has been imbedded in my mind,
This latest night call, now a part of my soul;
And as I eventually drifted back off to sleep,
On another wondrous train ride, I would go.
©2013, Mr. Ed
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Ron
Blessings,
Christine
The love of trains has a special place in my memories.
Santa coming to town on the train. Waving to my Uncle
as he was an engineer in the 60's.
Lady Mary Ann
Thanks *Mr Ed* for renewing the
memories of "All Aboard"
Lady Vivian
budd
Cheers,
Dan
Anna
Ah and such a wondrous night call...
I remember as a child the whistle of an
approaching train... It gave me vivid thoughts
of hobos hitching a ride and the old west...
It gave me visions of a train traveling through
the beauty of the Colorado Rockies or spanning across
vast deserts and train robbers galloping along on their
trying to catch up with the train and rob it.
But the beauty one sees while travelling the rails is the
most wonderful thing on earth!
Thank you for taking me back into this world Mr. Ed
Love and Light
Lily