Moving through stations of time,
Trains move with a steel chime.
And a bluesman strums to the trains’ shuffle,
As the train pulls through many a mile.
Passengers come in and listen, for the train is now muse
And paint themselves in the bluesman’s blues.
Yet every passenger moves to their Toulouse ,
But the train is the bluesman’s only sooth.
His rhythm his blues, his one and only muse.
The stations are left behind.
But the train kept a rollin’,
And the shuffle he kept –a-playin’ .
/* Fare thee well BB KING
Any one who knows me , or has been reading this blog would know that the first thing to hit me when I think of trains is Steven Wilson/Ptree/In Absentia. Also the idea of travelling bluesmen (especially like good ol' dylan in 'I'm not There') is a very fascinating one to me. And what can I say of them blues? Like BB King says ' a baby cries cuz the baby got the blues ! ' Guess we all need to strum that shuffle once in a while , to the rhythm of the sixty ton angel, falling to the earth. Yes that was a reference. Yes the whole thing is a metaphor.*/
Trains move with a steel chime.
And a bluesman strums to the trains’ shuffle,
As the train pulls through many a mile.
Passengers come in and listen, for the train is now muse
And paint themselves in the bluesman’s blues.
Yet every passenger moves to their Toulouse ,
But the train is the bluesman’s only sooth.
His rhythm his blues, his one and only muse.
The stations are left behind.
But the train kept a rollin’,
And the shuffle he kept –a-playin’ .
Any one who knows me , or has been reading this blog would know that the first thing to hit me when I think of trains is Steven Wilson/Ptree/In Absentia. Also the idea of travelling bluesmen (especially like good ol' dylan in 'I'm not There') is a very fascinating one to me. And what can I say of them blues? Like BB King says ' a baby cries cuz the baby got the blues ! ' Guess we all need to strum that shuffle once in a while , to the rhythm of the sixty ton angel, falling to the earth. Yes that was a reference. Yes the whole thing is a metaphor.*/
His rhythm his blues, his one and only muse.
ReplyDeleteThe stations are left behind.
I like to picture that the person is absorbed in his own thoughts.. not caring about the world.. being sort of self- reliant :D
Beautifully executed..!
R&B - Really Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love all the music that you can have in a train.. I somehow thought.. so many classic songs .. yes indeed.
ReplyDeleteI love the rhythm and tone perfect for your topic!! :)
ReplyDeleteI do like the rhythm of trains. And I love the blues above all other music. Thank you for evoking both.
ReplyDeleteLovely depiction...................have you listened to " heavenly blues" by Burton Cummings?
ReplyDeleteoh yes !
DeleteYour poem flows with a wonderful rhythm of a train's movement. I like "Every passenger moves to their Toulouse."
ReplyDeletethere is something about trains that makes me think of blues music as well. very well-written.
ReplyDeletea you really gave us a musical time travel...lovely rhythm...
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the rhythmic feel of this. Life is indeed a journey and we'll all take that final trip. The blues will be the music of choice. Good write!
ReplyDeleteI love how the rhythm of riding a train and its mournful whistle can elicit the blues...
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I really like "the train is the bluesman's only sooth."
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of 'stations of time' and the trains moving through them. Great metaphor!
ReplyDeletei like how the train is like the blues
ReplyDeleteMy Brain is a Cheap Gadget That Spins
The wheels of a train in motion, that ongoing humming, reminiscent of smooth beats of the drum, the whistle blowing every now and then like a mechanical melody...all brought to mind, with your bluesy train ride...
ReplyDeletePoppy
the word blue..is the spinal cord of the poem...love it!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the blues, and your plaiting them together with the sound of a train and rhythm of poem pleased me immensely.
ReplyDeleteThe click-clack of the rails is always a song if you know how to listen.
ReplyDeleteNice... yes. Been a bit worried about BB King. :(
ReplyDeleteSeriously , especially all the elder abuse stuff
DeleteStrong use of rhyme throughout.
ReplyDeleteI love the old blues. Robert Johnson and that era, then Vaughn and Clapton and oh, so many. I have been Mr King in concert and know Mr Dylan's drummer. My grandson plays a lot of blues too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting.
I like your piece.
I enjoyed the musicality in this Suyash... Very nice write... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com
ReplyDeleteI hear those blues as I ride along the train ~
ReplyDeletethis has that jazzy/bluesy feel to it. NIcely done!
ReplyDeleteLovely stuff - I want to ride that train!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Beautifully penned. I have only ever heard one song by B. B. King - 'Stay With Me' - and loved it.
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