The Train Rattled

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By Justin Tuijl

Mon, 11 Dec 2023
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(This is the oldest poem I still have a copy of, maybe 2008, all previous poems are lost)

 

The train rattled through the golden green countryside

The sun was washing the colours bright

Of the green leaves and huge golden fields

Nothing felt better than bathing in the joy

 

Of leaving the city of noise and pollution

Back into the air and sun.

Leaving behind the dead, and living again

The heat of the carriage and the windows wide

 

Feeling the air rush in

For a moment I was free, escaping

And I would convince myself of freedom

In the beauty of this moment

 

Heading to walk by the flowers alongside the path

As I would leave the train and the sun drenched station

Feeling joy at the wonder of creation

For a great moment which would soon be over

 

And I would arrive at my destination

And slowly forget this time in which

I felt I was living more than ever before.

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

living more than ever is always good, even if it is an old poem. 

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Often it's the case tht the more you take away from life, the more it can be enjoyed. Leaving a city for a simpler place can be a wonderful experience, as you have described.

I enjoyed reading this.

Turlough

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

It's good to have recorded your feelings on the journey and sensitive to the beauty of the countryside as  you walked through it. I too enjoyed reading. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

When breathing fresh country air was just a train journey away; stopping at a (maybe) small station. I liked this poem - it evokes happier times. Thank you.

Dougie Moody