Two liters of MOXIE is wild,
Not this happy since a long while…
Twelve can packs of DIET
Could barely stay quiet,
Bought the two twelve packs they had there tonight!
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SHAWS in Whitinsville, Mass.
Is where I found this great cache…
A delicious way
To end the day,
Sure hope they have more in the back!!!!! ❤
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Jonathan Caswell
GENESEE AND WYOMING bought,
PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER stock…
At crossings I see
New grass frequently,
Where once I saw only rock!
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Sadly I watch the downgrade,
Of physical plant improvements made…
It is a let down
Seeing grass newly grown,
Like this buyout wasn’t the best trade?-
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Less-used spurs look like this too,
A shock for this railfan true-blue…
Grass along the ties–
Most think it small-sized,
But what else will they not do?
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An opinion of the author–above image is an example of–not the real grassy track referred to–which is at the Hartford Street crossing in North Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
A painting of “ESTHER LING,”
Indeed is it the real thing…?
The one we loved
And her blog, white doved,
Or is it just a representative thing?
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Jonathan Caswell
woe betide them that try
to se in stone what needs more time…
My turn table lost?*
without further cost?
Then I looked near bed time!
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I thought I’d lost my lead
To that tyrn table, but indeed…
A curve could be made
With large enough radius laid,
To satisfy the using of steam.
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A switch I’d previously cut in,
To one engine stall could run…
The other could Branch
From the turn table switch–
My space problem was overcome!
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Envisioning a massive water wheel,
Fed by a sluice pipe has appeal…
This motorized–
Already planned (what a surprise?),
For which the tourists would positively SQUEAL!
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And then, the bridge over a mill dam flood—
If I wanted, a covered bridge wouldn’t take TOO MUCH blood…!
Just for light tourist trains–
Steel reinforced all the same–
An occasional short freight could be good!
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I wish I could draw all this now,
All it took was time to see how…
Possibilities arise
by opening one’s eyes,Imagination plus a day’s-worth of wrinkled brow!
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–Jonathan Caswell
*NOTE–Refer back to the post..ECONOMIC CHOICES IN MINIATURE…posted yesterday~!
Last night’s pepperoni pizza pie,
Folks didn’t eat much of (but why?)…
Offered to me
I accepted gladly,
With a handful of breadsticks beside!
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Papa Gino’s provided the pie,
The heat index seemed high…
Good going down
With water around,
Almost brought tears to the eye!
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Almost an entire large,
Took more than one meal discharged…
Lovely to eat
Because of the heat,
So glad they let me take charge.
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–Jonathan Caswell
His memories of New England various,
Were by and large vicarious…
Mostly pictures he saw
with interest and awe,
His chances of a visit–hilarious!
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Point of fact he was too young,
Couldn’t drive himself even some…
The eight-hour ride
Once a summer left wide,
Window for relevant magazines to come!
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Still his interest grew,
Past the time when he knew…
This paint scheme was gone,
these ALCOs moved on.
But the history he wanted to view.
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Found an N scale engine thus,
Painted just like this—a plus–
To re-enact
Historical fact,
Without too much fuss!
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–Jonathan Caswell
A mouse in a thimble he saw
On a fine lady of awe…
He noticed the pin
On the sweater she was in,
Complimenting her for the pin he saw!
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–Jonathan Caswell
Came home from work and shopping,
Other than that–no reason for stopping…
some “Brown ans Serve”
He’s nibbling (the nerve!),
and gobbled all up in the offing!
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–J.E.C.
He’s borrowed a WIFI hot spot,
More bucks than he has, like as not…
grateful to Steve
For the reality reprieve,
He’ll give it his very best shot!
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-Not having poems prepared,
He’s rather up in the air…
right off the cuff
May not be enough,
But folks seem to like these so aired!
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–Jonathan Caswell
Unprepared for the day,
Given opportunity to “play”…
My spirit thrives
In cannonball dives,
Can’t let this get away!
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–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 