017. Red Line (Morse) by John Herzogcherry blossoms dance upon us,
pink diamonds blooming in the sun
over train line roving
over stone graffiti bridges
through every neighborhood
between Gold Coast and El Dorado
we're two stops to the terminus,
then no more track to travel
and I cannot keep riding
without knowing my station
I cannot keep riding
not knowing the destination
so take my hand if you will have me
in your city of gold,
down canals and singing passages
past citadel gates,
and reveal yourself to me -
are you man? or myth?
05/08/2018 Author's Note: CTA Red Line, Morse station.
Posted on 05/08/2018 Copyright © 2024 John Herzog
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Glenn Currier on 05/10/18 at 11:07 AM What an enlightening ride this was. You sent me to Google to explore CTA Red Line Morse Station. You poem and what I read make me want to visit there next time in the windy city. However, your poem is so much more than descriptive of part of the L. For me, anyway, it is an invitation to partake of the human journey with its vagaries and misadventures, dotted with the necessary points of departure and arrival we depend on each day. It seems that I find myself still riding not knowing for sure my destination, but knowing for sure that the trip cannot be made without holding a hand. Thanks so much for this beautiful, thought-provoking piece. It is inspiring me to write. |
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