TRAINS ON SCHEDULE

TRAINS ON SCHEDULE

 

One of the joys of that gate house

Is hearing a train working near…

Providence and Worcester Railroad trains

Often do appear.

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Climbing the hill out of Worcester,

Going to Gardiner, Mass…

Up in early afternoon

And back down when sunset is passed.

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Lots or interesting freight cars

Appear on the monitor screen…

Provided so that we can see

If a vehicle goes where it means…!

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Return trains run in darkness,

Screeching like a slythering ghost…

Despite the hardships of the gatehouse

This scheduled show means the most!!!!

 

–Jonathan Caswell

 

DUCK BOAT SATURDAY

DUCK BOAT SATURDAY

 

“Make Way for Ducklings” came out in ‘forty-one,

About a Boston family who chose to get things done…

By raising their duck family in the Boston Garden pool

And became the official nursery book,

Which people thought so cool!

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Boston went “duck crazy” with a statue of the same,

A life-sized bronze line of ducks

With international fame…

Ducks still breed in the Boston Garden “Lake” for sure,

Using Swan (paddle) Boats in summertime

The ducks are kept secure!

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Surplus amphibious vehicles, “DUK” by name,

Someone started using in the touring game…

And for special occasions instead of a fancy float,

They crank up the whole big fleet…

A parade of Duck Boats!

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The thing about Duck Boats, really,

Is they work on sea and land…

In and out of the Charles River I hope you understand,

Rolling down Main Street to cheering crowds…

Our heroes in demand!

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Duck Boats come in colors,

Green and red and blue…

During the normal season

They use just a few,

But for the Red Sox…

They’ll pull out all the stops

To make a splash of a happy bash

Until old Boston rocks!  🙂

 

–Jonathan Caswell