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Creosote Reverie

by Elizabeth Gauffreau

Creosote
A fresh new pole

Warmed by Indian summer sun
Where the wildflowers grew

Now the railbed

Indian summer sun
The smell of creosote

I walk between the rails
No train in sight

 

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