Raising the High Ball
Conductor waves high-ball from the caboose.Getting in motion, soul feels so loose.Couplers clashing, car starts to jostleClickety-clacking over the trestle. *Midnight moaning of the diesel hornLights...
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Very nice, reminds me of some of Johnny Cash's railroad songs...the rolling rhythm of the trains Wanton grief, takes the place of eternal peace/ dark and cold, memories I forever hold/ summer moments...
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Gaer, I love riding on a train cross country; I especially remember returning from Korea when it took several days to go from San Francisco to Chicago; the mountains; the desert, little towns, big...
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I really got caught up in this one. This is my fav of yours, one of your best I think. I like the rhyme and rhythm and think you should do it more often. Well crafted fun, much enjoyed!I recently...
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i think riding the rails is highly underated... i would love to go across country in a train, with a sleep car like in days of old... see the sunset .. the gray of first early morning light.. you...
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One of the best vacations of my life was a time I took two ofmy sisters on a train trip from California to Las Vegas.Theyhad flown five hours to get to me, then we took off again.What was normally a...
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Hi Gaer.Clearly in your element here! You capture well the rhythm of the trundling locomotive. Alas, all we have now are these characterless monsters that propel you along at 160 mph where the coffee...
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Tlainya:Yes, Johnny does seem to get into things in a big way when he picks up a railroad tune. Especially the way he did "The Wreck of Old 97" and "Casey Jones".Johnny's drummer could do an excellent...
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Newell:Thanks. Sounds like you really came to know the romance of railroading. The unbelievable magic when you step aboard a train.The highball you drank in the lounge car was named after a bit of...
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Karen:First, thanks for the award. It's really appreciated.And your comments, too. As for more -- Well, there are over 50 more. I'm in the process of quickly turning them into a book, called "Train...
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Restless:Thanks. And yes, the relaxing feeling of settling back and watching the world unroll past the windows is grand. Funny thing is, this poem isn't about a passenger train. It's a freight, and...
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Sylvia:What you refer to is what I call the romance of railroading. All the accoutrements.Today, the getting there is not important. It's the arrival at "THE" location.Perhaps there's hope. People are...
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Paul:Too true.Yet, England has been known for some of the most elegant steam locomotives ever created.It's wonderment to be hauling the hundred-year-old train down the rails at the museum with the...
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This piece simply jumpsoff the page and comes to life!!Your images very clear and effective!!I don't drink and neverheard of 'high ball' beforeso I found this most intriguing!! A white flowergrows in...
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Thanx, MystyNice hat!Indeed, the highball was a lounge car favorite. I never liked them, since they're made with a whiskey-base. But still, the connection from early signals to conductor to the term...
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