8 April 2012

The wheels of life turn slowly, the route ahead is planned

the tracks are strong and shiny, and the engine now is manned

Embarkation has begun on the mystery express

the scenery is vivid, the sky shines with blueness

Wheels are turning faster, the trackside flowers blur

and in the belly of the beast a thrill begins to stir

Heading for the city now the bright lights are a calling

the drivers left the cab and the engine starts a stalling

In the midday city station at the platforms' side

picking up a passenger for the remainder of the ride

A new carraige is attached and off again at last

heading for the suburbs and the city's in the past

Steaming passed the starter homes, terraced & detached

to twighlight by the oceanside, with bungalows and flats

The tracks are getting rusty, the verge has not been cut

through the workhouse district and everything is shut

A dim light through the darkness, shadowed terminal ahead

the engine slows to crawl, and then stops dead!

JonThe Journey Part 1? • Opuss № I