This morning I passed a wonderful scene

This morning I passed a wonderful scene
An A4 Pacific raising steam
Beautiful blue and black design
coupled against the proportioned line
of a Southern Pacific, modern and lean
resplendent in British Railways Green
And through a gap I spied the mass
of a Great Western “Castle” Class

“Spotter”, I hear you dismissively say
But don’t be so harsh for I spent the day
in a basement room not far away
impenetrable to a single ray
of light

Then leaving late
I completely forgot what I’d earlier seen
It may have been no more than a dream
But, if that’s true
I’ll render it anyway here for you
Provide you with a brief distraction
A wonderful scene of steam traction
Hide the newspaper, switch off the news
forget their editorial views

Join me in this window seat
on a yard where elegant giants meet
Watch their boilers come to life
Close the page on war and strife
for now