an easy escalade
(a choka - haibun using three prompts 12.23)
the engineer rode
a long life over the rails
sometimes traveled by
car, bus, or even airplane
used his two feet too -
favored the beloved train.
oft his own wife thought
she was second fiddle to
the iron maiden
that had stolen his heart so
early in his youth.
perhaps the old man wondered
if he would meet his wife who
just years before went
with an angel guide, straight up -
he had been so lost
without her strength; took his cane
and went for a stroll -
t’was only fitting to be
called up to the gate
by St. Peter; a stair
of rails ascending
up into the pearly clouds
gentle the slope there
on the old abandoned line -
peacefully found his way...home.
***
do you hear it... the
fading echo whispers still -
reuniting souls
©JP/dh
Photo of ‘Heaven Zone’ by Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez
“Not all those who wander are lost”J.R.R. Tolkien
(The Fellowship of the Ring)
Very nice! Enjoyed the imagery and the nostalgia!
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