© 2012 Michael Fiveson
long since abandoned
forgotten on a lone track
now a rusting shell
birds fly in and out
where children once laughed and slept
fools take pictures now
some still hear it roar
late at night when others sleep
a ghost train haunted
Love it, Mike!
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Thanks Cindy.
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many lives i’ve heard about lately are like that – and the verses quite as desolate as the birds’ shrieks echoing in that nothingness. very solid post
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Great comment man! Thanks.
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birds fly in and out
where children once laughed and slept
fools take pictures now
(this is so right on the money…how I feel everyday)
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That is why ‘fools’ is plural…
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hahahahahah! I love it
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I loved your photograph and also your haiku touches, they complete each others. Thank you dear Mike, have a nice day, love, nia
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Thanks sweet Nia.
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Excellent Mike.
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Thanks Chill.
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Mike you made me very happy today..this is the kind of haiku i can totally relate to..oh so believe you ,there may be people hearing all the roars of the rusting shell
in my childhood days i would day dreams for hours on sitting a tree,or under the dining table or an abandoned large vehicle..and fight all kinds of creatures to save the world..
loved the shot…beautiful haiku 🙂
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I very much appreciate this rich and sweet comment Soma. If I can make you happy that is a nice thing for me. Thank you.
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Nice!
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You!
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Beautiful shot Mike! The verses are perfect to go with it as well!
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Thanks Glove.
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You’re welcome!
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Imagine the world when the car was new… So different from today.
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Now that is a good image that car when it was new!
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Poet & photographer. Great combination. 🙂
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And you…beauty, intelligence, and royalty. Thank you my friend.
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Awww, you exaggerate! 🙂
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Never.
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sigh…
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🙂
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A fitting end for this elegant train car with your lovely image and haunting Haiku.
e.
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Hi there e. Thank you for your nice comment, sista.
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no problem, my brotha
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Perfect companion pieces!
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Thank you Sheila. Appreciate that quite a bit.
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Sweet Words. Great match.
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Thanks Tim. Gracious comment.
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There is wisdom in those old fools yet, me thinks, or they would have passed-on by with nary a second glance………
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Aye, you may have a point lad.
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Thank you, Sir Mike….and I’m a wee bit past being a lad, my friend. 🙂
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Aye, laddie.
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🙂
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Beautiful.
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Thank you.
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Fools take pictures…. maybe but words paint a picture as vibrant as any image. Wonderfully done.
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Thanks man!
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Love it! Include me in the ‘fools’ 🙂
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My pleasure to belong to any club you might be in:)
Thank you.
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🙂
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This is so pleasing to me! I grew up near the Burlington Northern route running a coal line out of Gillette Wyoming through our little town headed east. I LOVE trains! Great photo!
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Thanks Lori. I like trains too and they were part of my childhood too, if subway cars count.
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“…fools take pictures now…”
I resent you calling my friend Mike a fool! 👿
Other than that, this is beautiful! 🙂
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Nice 😉
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