Train to DC

Sometimes the Trail 

we travel by rail.

I Amtraked today from NYC to DC

second time I took the train 

a pleasant experience

of course it would have been far more pleasant

had the day not started at 3:00 in the blessed A.M.

Photo - near Newberg, OR

October, 2009

May 5, 1 Train

As the train hurtled downtown,
passing 110th,
rushing toward 103rd,
images danced in the windows.

For a moment,
only a moment,
brown eyes reflected toward mine

For a moment,
only a moment,
brown eyes captured mine.

For a moment,
only a moment,
brown eyes flashed a smile to mine.

For a moment,
a moment lingering still,
my eyes smiled in return.