Train rolls by every night
Right round 4 o’clock
River runs by every night
Water is swift and dark
Deer wander past the house
Corn fields are their goal
Dog sleeps silent behind the house
Guardian protector is his role
Clothes pins sway on the line
Wind whistles through the chimes
Train heads further down line
Trying to make up time
Grey cat prowls fields for mice
Mice almost die of fright
Grey cat finds a nest of mice
No option for fight just flight
Old man coughing on the porch
His longs filled with smoke of years
Zippo flames up like a torch
Its been to late to quit for years
Dawn is slowing creeping in
Cars sounds start up on the road
Old man thinks what a damn shame
Children sleeping sound and tight
Missing morning is always a sin
Gene G. McLaughlin 2003
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