STORY CHALLENGE: LETTER “R”
RAILROAD TRACKS
“Tracks of Time”
We walked along the tracks of time
The missing ties torn from the line
And dreamed of long ago
When life depended on the stop
With whistle blowing and hissing steam
Passengers hurry to their seats
Destinations known and unknown
Riding coach or cattle car
Walking on now just a trail
Our feet remembered iron rail
And how our world has changed and yet
The romance of the railroads scent
Instilled within our very souls
Inherited stories now are told
“Remember when we road the train”.
What a ride it was back then
Lest we forget our roots of travel
As time unravels new inventions
The train will always be nostalgic
I here it calling me, “Come ride”.
C. L. Craven
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BE ENCOURAGED! Â BE BLESSED!
Francine In Retirement 
Thought provoking. How I love the sound of a train whistle in the night.
rutheh - October 30, 2012 at 4:26 pm |
I love the sound as well. Believe it or not, sometimes I hear one up on my hill and I can’t figure out where it is coming from. The train tracks are so far from my house.
fgassette - October 31, 2012 at 8:53 am |
I used to put pennies on the tracks and then wait in the ditch for the locomotive to roll past – what treasure!
ideflex - October 30, 2012 at 7:25 pm |
What fun. Was there a flatten penny left after the trained passed?
fgassette - October 31, 2012 at 8:55 am |
Yes, I think I may still have one somewhere – sometimes when I think back that far I am not sure whether it is just a dream… but then I can remember so many tiny details that it must be truth!
ideflex - October 31, 2012 at 12:53 pm
What an unusual reply to the challenge, Francine, and what a good one!
ChgoJohn - October 31, 2012 at 2:25 am |
Could not think of anything else and had these photos I took for a 52 week challenge we had in a course I took.
fgassette - October 31, 2012 at 8:57 am |
Thanks for the like on my blog. I am now following yours! I would appreciate if you would follow mine as well and I always appreciate any comments or likes given. Thanks again! Blake
Blakethink.com - October 31, 2012 at 1:07 pm |
Thanks for the invitation, I could not refuse. Checked out more of your post and I am looking forward to seeing more.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!.
fgassette - October 31, 2012 at 1:33 pm |
Thank You! I will definitely stop by your blog on regular basis.
Blakethink.com - October 31, 2012 at 8:25 pm
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OTHER Rr BLOGGERS | A-Z ARCHIVE : NELLIBELL49 ON THE BELLINGER RIVER IN 2012 - November 1, 2012 at 2:47 am |
thanks for your RAILROAD TRACKS!
frizztext - November 1, 2012 at 3:05 am |
I love hearing the sound of a train whistle.
TBM - November 1, 2012 at 4:32 am |
Wonderful choice for this week challenge. Mine co-insides with yours. Thank you for sharing and the writing that went with each photo. 🙂
danajoward - November 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm |
I visited your post and indeed we were on the same tract. Thanks for stopping by.
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fgassette - November 1, 2012 at 5:36 pm |
Beautiful!!!! Pictures and words…I Love it…!
ilargia64 - November 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm |
GREAT entry – railroad … perfect.
blessings
Inside the Mind of Isadora - November 1, 2012 at 11:45 pm |
Superb shots! And a wonderful poem to accompany it!
Madhu - November 4, 2012 at 12:57 pm |