SUMMER TRAVEL

 

Was viewing an abandoned railroad bed

Tracks removed years ago when trains were dead

 

Considered who might have passed where I stood

Football teams, soldiers, stars from Hollywood

 

Imagined sound of steel on steel friction

Sparks fly, horn blares at each intersection

 

For passengers, trains have become dinosaurs

Reserved for chairs and old dresser drawers

 

Most travelers prefer car ride to train

For a very long way may take a plane

 

Some say trip's purpose to safely arrive

But it's not a trip if you hate the drive

 

When traveling this always matters most

You're always the guest and never the host

 

If your journey takes you to see a friend

Use best behavior so to be invited again

 

When traveling remember if going far

You can't leave, where you go is where you are