Trains of Culoz
The engines too
have their last place
the cars lose their seats
their windows broken
the bits are sorted into heaps
melted down
to become new trains
.
Their souls
follow that silver track
skyward.
Adieu.
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12 comments:
I love the ending about the souls following the silver track skyward. There's a terrific melancholy feel to this and the pics complement it perfectly.
Like it! The title has a certain gravitas which sets the tone.
Extraordinary images, Nancy. I've never stopped to consider that there must be such places everywhere. A graveyard for trains.
I love traveling by train and can easily believe some of them must have a soul.
So beautiful! This week's theme really touched a chord with you.
yes, this is the one for me.
and what are these pics all about? will they disappear too, like that one of the crazy church with all the paintings on it? take more! post more!
Hello swiss,
The scrapyard train pics come from a trip I took last summer, see
http://sciencegirltraveler.blogspot.com/2009/08/old-trains-in-new-clothes.html
and the 4 preceding posts for the whole thing. Only the header photo changes with each post (usually); the others remain accessible in the archives.
The souls line is magnificent, as are the photographs. (Love your header too!)
Kat
This one my favourite. silver tracks
I agree with Barry. Where do old trains go?
Yeah, likes it! Lovely, strong, intriguing title too.
(Great header by the way.Did I already declare that?)
Love this! So simple yet it really conjures thought! The images are a bonus!
"The cars lose their seats" is my favorite line here, and yes, I can see their souls in the photos. Beautiful.
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