The words appear, they fade away
Or pause to dare another day
They fill the air and dissipate
Some came early and could not wait .
A world of waste and moments lost
This old age which disaster costs
Then ring the bell and make great noise
Pretend to gain some senile poise.
Reach out , reach out , what fear have we
Too late to change each destiny !
Help me share this moment of fear
Of chaos, of loss with a tear
I’m caught in a net of sadness
Lost in the spin of its madness
Seeming so empty and tragic
Here in the twist of life’s magic !
I hear the whistle of the train
Its echo seems to fill my brain
My heart, it races o’er the track
My toes tap out ” clickety – clack ” .
How I do love the chugging sound
As each train covers so much ground
It’ s fun to carry on this race
From town to town and place to place !
Now I have dreamt a dream or two
And spent a lifetime loving you
I’ve prayed and hoped we two would be
Together through eternity !
It seems each road shall have an end
Without a lover or a friend
The seasons change or pass away
And move on by, day after day
The stars above fade aft each night
And disappear in morning’s light.
The sun will break its fast at dawn
While we are left to carry on
How lonely that one lifetime seems
With out its history and dreams
As all pass into the oblique
Deserting every quest we seek !
Claire V. Bogdanos 