On 5 June Norfolk and Western J Class locomotive Nr. 611 made its final run under steam for the year, traveling from Manassas Station to Front Royal Virginia and back. My friend Tom Bryant and I chased her across the Piedmont, grabbing a few pictures here and there. I cannot think of a better way to spend the day. I never posted these, but here they are now.

A Little Something for My Wife at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, 2017

Be the girl I saw with long hair,
And books.
Be the girl I came to,
In a taxi.
Be the girl who was always
In my thoughts.
Be the woman who,
Saved my life.
Let us be the ones who have what others
Wish they had.
While the wind blows,
Or the snow falls,
And the sun slips away too soon,
Cuddle with me by the stove,
As long as there is,
A together.