Blast of Steam!!

The sheer thunder

of the roaring beast

pounding of pistons

as if in a rage

huge clouds of steam

billowing black

racing full throttle

along the tracks

screams of the whistle

as it approaches fast

along it`s steel path

through the cold winter morn

lantern shining bright

as it comes into view

puffing and chugging

this relic from the past

snow covers the ground

and the tree are bare

as the black beast steams

to its destination

the sound of its whistle

from the distance, blasts

tells the countryside

this charge of the steam train.!

To see billowing steam and to feel the thunder as the steam train roars by is an amazing sight to behold!

© Lissie Bull 2021