Now for my musing part, skip this as you see fit..
Timeless Journey "for Grandpa and My Dad"
On a Splendid Autumn morning floral leave seen all around
Land covered vivid beauty, in this Pennsylvania town
Light gusts blow through the branches, rail smoke is in the wind
Trees change to welcome winter , as this gentle tale begins
At a rail yard near Ross tavern , in a roundhouse house built of brick
My Grandfather starts an engine , boasting to his son she's quick.
Now Grandfathers an old timer on the Bessemer Lake Erie line
One of the finest engineers, this railway will ever find
he reaches his vest pocket for a Watch thats made of Gold
Thirty years worked on these railroads , many memories to be told
His watch approaches seven as Grandfather says it time
his Young Son can feel the goose bumps , as they roll out on the line
hitched up to a tender to ensure they'll make the run
a test ride to Ohio, My Dad along for fun
smoke thunders from the iron horse as they travel up the rail
cross a trestle on a sand pile, through plum creek they really sail
they glance off in the distance, their home in autumn glow
Grandpa pulls the handle, the mighty train whistle blows.
Grandma on the back porch, she waves because she know
they'll be home by sun down, beaming pride from head to toe
Now years have past this memory, still vivid on Dad's mind
with heart felt pride , he gives me the Gold Watch from their past time
Often I recount their journey, still vivid on my mind
cross land covered with beauty , in that splendid autumn time
I'll share this with my Young Son, a legacy to last
Our fathers timeless journey, from a splendid autumn past..
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Always share & be safe
Steve
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