The 4:10 Flyer doesn't go by here anymore
I use to run to the fence
to vie the afternoon trains,
it was my daily routine;
part of my daily games.
I'd get a wave from the engineer,
count the cars as they went clickety clack
then I'd get a big Howdy
from the Caboose man on the back.
But now when I walk to the fence,
I look at the empty track below,
where trees now grow and
the 4:10 flyer used to go.
time has a way of changing things
age takes away our youth,
stories are told of old days,
some are even the truth.
a tear trickles down my cheek
as I walk through the kitchen door,
as sad as a person can be,
the 4:10 Flyer passes by here no more1
About this poem
train used to pass by our farm every day at 4:10 pm
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Submitted by nhsunseeker on February 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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