By Train through the Rockies
By Ruth Rin

 

Train through mountains snakes

As small inclines it takes.

Every turn on the tracks a display

Layers of views that relay

Magnificent peaks and lakes.  

 

Tunnels we exit and enter,

Eclipsing track distance the better

Brief breaks of darkness

Contrast with the brightness

Of snows on mountains aglitter.

 

We encounter uplifts, geologic,

Created by plates tectonic.

Past the Continental Divide

Train is making good stride,

As cameras rapidly click.

 

Cameras snapping away

Catching the sun´s warm ray.

But they cannot compete

With the eyes’ view, replete

With splendor hard to convey.

 

Would that the soul could sustain

The beauty and calm being gained

From breathtaking views,

Perhaps there are clues

For inspiration to be retained.

 

Ruth Rin

January 20, 2012

Re-visited 2026

 

 

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