There used to be a train... I've had trains on my mind in recent days This abandon track lies along side Sebago Lake. This weekend, I'm enjoying some spring-like temps at home and the new Springsteen CD Wrecking Ball. Thirteen tracks of Anger and Hope, and he pulls it off."Big wheels roll through fields
Where sunlight streams
Oh meet me in
A land of hopes and dreams
This train
Carries saints and sinners
This train
Carries losers and winners
This train
Carries whores and gamblers
This train
Carries lost souls
I said this train...
Dreams will not be thwarted
This train...
Faith will be rewarded."
B. Springsteen
Enjoy your lovely weekend at home. I love to walk along abandoned tracks but all the tracks near me are still in use.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about getting that CD, I might just do that now.
ReplyDeleteLovely weekend with lovely friends with lovely food and lovely music. And 'specially lovely weather for March in Maine.
ReplyDelete(One 'track' mind?)
;-)
Would be fun to take a walk here. I saw a Springsteen concert in Gothenburg back in the 1980s. Good stuff.
ReplyDeletelove springsteen and his gritty voice. :)
ReplyDeleteI saw Bruce Springsteen's exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a couple of years ago, it was spectacular. I have always appreciated his music but now more so.
ReplyDeleteExcellent image to accompany these lyrics by 'the boss'!!
ReplyDeleteThe Boss is such a real musician. Not too many of those these days.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you are due for a train trip!
ReplyDeleteI love train tracks. They open all kinds of imaginative thoughts. You can dream of yester-year and tomorrow. The clickity clack of the wheels on the tracks, the whistle at the crossings and the bell dinging as the train pulls into the station.
ReplyDeleteThat's on my list to buy for sure.
ReplyDeleteThat fateful night
ReplyDeleteOur car was stalled
Upon the railroad tracks
I pulled you out
And we were saved
But you went running baaaaccckkk!
Trains are very romantic for some reason. I love them and wish we had all of them that we have lost. Then we could get rid of the big trucks and help save the environment, too.
ReplyDeleteNice shot!
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Trains do have a nostalgic aura -- barbara
ReplyDeleteTracks leading to an adventure!
ReplyDeleteThere is a rail track adjoining my place. Next Saturday a steam loco is going to pass by. I really enjoy when that happens. I'm off to listen to Springsteen.
ReplyDeleteI was impressed at what they have done with some of the old unused railroad tracks in West VA. They have made really nice hiking/walking/biking trails...Quite impressive.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this wonderful weather...
Betsy
Nice picture! Love photos of trains and train tracks.
ReplyDeleteTrain and train tracks seem to awaken all kinds of memories.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful perspective and thanks for the hint about the CD!
ReplyDeleteLéia
The Boss plays great music. Haven't heard this album yet. What you need for abandon tracks is your own service car. There is a group here who own service cars. They aren't fast, but a great way to explore abandon track, so long as the track is still there.
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