"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Sunday, September 08, 2013

Magpie Tales Changing Times






Boy in a Dining Car 
Norman Rockwell


Oh the memories of riding on a train
On a train and dining while views evolve
While views evolve and  times changed 
And times changed for the better 
For the better as we became equals
We became equals and best friends
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Thanks to Tess Kincaid for this wonderful prompt.
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19 comments:

  1. Excellent and as it should be.

    Have a terrific day. Big hugs. ☺

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  2. I've always wanted to take a train across Canada. Took once from England to Scotland and it was so enjoyable.

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  3. Really liked this positive view of the possibilities. Nicely penned!

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  4. I really liked this positive take on the prompt! Nicely penned!

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  5. Well written and quite enjoyable...

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  6. The joys of riding on a train! It's been so many years, but i want to do so again soon.

    And yes, it's better to consider the person bringing your plate as an equal who is simply in the service industry as a life work or a job, than as a "servant." There's a huge difference.

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  7. What a photo. Thank goodness that we became equals!

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  8. Love the movement in your words, Kathe ... feels like I have been a passenger on that train.

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  9. And let's hope equality continues to progress. There is still room for improvement.

    Funny that while the point of the poem is the improvement in race equality, but as far as train travel, it might of taken a step backward. There used to be wonderful dining cars, private cars, and berths with valets to help you. Not all of that is rare. Trains have taken the same route as plane travel...herd them on and herd them off.

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  10. Love the expression on the boy's face as he tries to figure out an appropriate tip.

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  11. I love the way your words created the rhythm of the train journey and the positive message you took from the image.

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  12. nicely done....thanks

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  13. I like the rhythm of this poem - very nice, like a train.

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  14. Absolutely wonderful in a number of ways and levels! Oh how I would love to take a train ride across the country.

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  15. So touching...so right on...and I do love a train journey...lovely!

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  16. Very nice and thought provoking

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  17. Back in those days, this would have been remarkable!

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  18. Very true Kathe...love this! :-)

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  19. I like the rhythm,
    the rhythm of the train,
    the train of progress

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