A Second Train Song For Gary Poem by Jack Spicer

A Second Train Song For Gary

Rating: 4.5


When the trains come into strange cities
The citizens come out to meet the strangers.
I love you, Jack, he said
I love you, Jack, he said
At another station.
When passengers come in from strange cities
The citizens come out to help the strangers.
I love you too, I said
I love you too, I said
From another station.
The citizens are kind to passing strangers
And nourish them and kiss their lips in kindness.
I walk the unbelieving streets
I walk the unbelieving streets
In a strange city.
At night in cold new beds the welcomed strangers
Achieve in memory the city's promise.
I wake in love with you
I wake in love with you
At last year's station.
Then say goodbye to citizens and city
Admit this much—that they were kind to strangers.
I leave my love with you
I leave my love with you
In this strange city.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 05 August 2018

O’ Train You’ve no time - to stay a while, to stop for little introduction. the strange speed pulls you to the strange future and all there – Strangers; the stranger! /// excellent great writing

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Chandan Dey 05 August 2018

It's a very good poem with philosophical insight. Thanks for posting this poem. Chandan

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 August 2018

ONE: True accurate descriptions in this a Second Train Song for Gary, about A train, the citizens and its visitors and visa versa, since the train departs and returns again after some time, just like the cycle of life in a train´s driving history. It depends from which side we look at the train, because the train also goes to strange cities and

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 August 2018

TWO: the citizens of that strange city we call strangers, and so on and on. It depends from which side we look at the train. In fact a tender hllarious poem. Oh tad pity, Jack Spicer died very young, he reached only the age.of forty years Congratulations on being chosen as Modern Poem Of The Day. Also to his family in San Frisco, USA. May Jack Spicer rest in peace. Amen. A 10 and much more for the vote..

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 August 2019

I wake in love with you! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Dr Antony Theodore 05 August 2019

I leave my love with you I leave my love with you In this strange city... very fine poem. tony

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Mahtab Bangalee 05 August 2019

no path is empty of love every though in second the love makes journey for every.....////

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Adeeb Alfateh 05 August 2019

At night in cold new beds the welcomed strangers Achieve in memory the city's promise. I wake in love with you beautiful poem great 10++++++

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Kumarmani Mahakul 05 August 2019

Well descriptive poem on train journey has been astutely delineated by Jack Spicer. Beautiful poem. It is justified foe being chosen this poem as the modern poem of the poem of the day.

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Jane Campion 05 August 2019

A poet who died too young.

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Jack Spicer

Jack Spicer

Los Angeles, California
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