abandoned railroad siding
Viceroy on rail
~
abandoned railroad siding
~
a viceroy butterfly, orange
leaded glass
and rows of wary eyes
naturally suspicious
settles on the slate-grey rail
flexes its wings, nonchalant
~
as the black bear who
ambled the track
left a dump
of blackberry seed
undigested pulp
or the enthusiastic jumble of clovers
blooming between the ties
~
rails are held between the trill
of insect and the quaver
of goldenrod, caught in the crossfire of sun
light focused through
signal lenses
and glass insulators
on unstrung
telephone poles
~
turn toward horizon
rails merge and vanish
altered stride of railroad
walking made confident
by the absence of train
~
~
railway crossing
~
railway near Rooth, New Brunswick
~
Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
nichepoetryandprose 
This is lovely, Jane. 🙂
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Robin
July 4, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Hi Robin, Thanks! Jane
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jane tims
July 10, 2014 at 6:08 pm
I remember this poem in another version. Even lovelier with photos. Hope all is well with you.
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Carol Steel
July 4, 2014 at 7:49 am
Hi Carol. I hope it has improved! Thanks! Jane
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jane tims
July 4, 2014 at 10:34 am