A purple thicket appears on one side of the
exterior waiting area at the station
Richmond, Virginia
18 August 2012
Tag Archives: Amtrak
Purple flowers, Staple Mills Amtrak Station
Filed under Photo
Ticket?
I find myself wondering where this passenger’s ticket is kept.
Together we wait inside Washington’s Union Station.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Travel
Patio of the station
The sun warms his face
while he stands on the patio
of the station.
The crowd gathers
impatiently
he waits for the train.
From a distance
he hears a
mournful, hopeful whistle,
and can not help but
wonder:
to go on, to stay?
Does he have a choice?
26 November 2011
Staples Mill Amtrak Station
Richmond, VA
Filed under Poem
Empty building
Somewhere north of Newark
(but could be most anywhere, USA)
you sit:
a windows broken,
interior gutted,
paint peeled,
iron rusted,
graffiti marked,
empty building.
As the train rolls by I wonder:
What did you house in your prime?
What have you witnessed in your time?
23 November 2011
Amtrak 91
Filed under Poem
Along the Graybeard Trail 