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I can't believe what I'm hearing though no doubt it's true                                             When I should expect the next train to be coming through                                                 Putting trust in the letters you wrote to me this past year                                             I traveled hundreds of miles with not an ounce of fear

Trying not to panic even though I don't see you waiting for me                 Dare I get off this train or stay on so I can return home safely             Perhaps you were just a little late getting out your front door                Giving it extra thought, we should have corresponded more

I think I let this go a bit to far, I must be insane                                               Going back to reality and stay put on this train                                                             Having no friends or family living in this little town                                                 The chance after seeing me, you might turn me down

Just when I've decided to stay on the train I hear someone shout    
Hey pretty lady I'm happy you came, seeing you gives me no doubt 
A love can grow strong and lasting if only at first through the mail 
At last your here, brought to me by train over many miles of rails

Author Eileen Clark 2023

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Just one letter from you that's all I ask I know our romance was way in the past Strong promises you made before you left A letter each week, you'd give me your best They said you were among all the missing I was told no more, it was a secret mission If we had married like you wanted us too A family I'd have, but just loneliness I brew Everyone thinks I'm a foolish old lady Possibly even a little bit kinda crazy Truth be told life is stranger than fiction I'm sticking with my one true conviction Somewhere out there you might still be alive With this thought every day is how I thrive From this little piece of land I'll never move No better way my eternal love for you I prove Author Eileen Clark 2023