Ghosts

Ghosts

A Poem by Joel M Frye

Ghosts

©1984 Joel M. Frye


There are ghosts upon the platform
Standing cold and still and pale,
There are ghosts upon the platform
Waiting by that long-gone rail.

A woman on a suitcase,
The porter in mid-stride;
Two kids, an old man watching
For that train they'll never ride.

“Hey, Grampa, where's old 99?”
“She won't come through again.
The interstate's a-rolling
Where we used to catch the train.”

There are ghosts upon the platform
Standing cold and still and pale,
There are ghosts upon the platform
Waiting by that long-gone rail.

The steel canal, it nailed the lid
On Mr. Clinton's dream.
The iron horse died of drowning
Underneath an asphalt stream.

There are ghosts upon the platform
Standing cold and still and pale,
There are ghosts upon the platform
Waiting by that long-gone rail.

“Hey, Grampa, where's old 99?”
“She won't come through again.
Six-ninety goes a-rolling
Where we used to catch the train.”

There are ghosts upon the platform
Standing cold and still and pale,
There are ghosts upon the platform
Waiting by that long-gone rail.


© 2015 Joel M Frye


Author's Note

Joel M Frye
A song written for a production of "Greater Tuna". I was the radio.

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Lovely write love the ghost refrain , a write full of memory

Posted 9 Years Ago


Joel M Frye

9 Years Ago

Thank you, MOON...thought it was a pretty good hook.
Love this and also all that it refers to. The age of the steam train was so beautiful and romantic. Nothing brings back nostalgia more than they do. Beautiful write. Valentine

Posted 9 Years Ago


Joel M Frye

9 Years Ago

Thank you, Kathie. My home town carried a lot of history down its middle...from the Erie Canal to t.. read more
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~~ wow... this is amazing... ~~ thanks a million for sharing this song, monsieur jewel... ~~ the sadness is almost palpable... and yet... this song exudes peace... at least for me... ~~ i often feel like i am a ghost waiting for you-know-who to return... ~~ it's an interminable wait... but it has made me a somewhat patient person...

~~ oh... and i love the pic... :)

Posted 9 Years Ago


Joel M Frye

9 Years Ago

Thank you kindly, mlle. serah...portrait of the artist as a young cub. It was supposed to be part o.. read more
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9 Years Ago

~~ wow... i don't think it's about age... i think it's about talent... and you've got a lot of it..... read more

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