tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post492025265677074335..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Fresno FlyerGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-72856850819805804922015-07-23T06:24:46.625-07:002015-07-23T06:24:46.625-07:00You have material for many poems in this one! The...You have material for many poems in this one! The adventure, the vocabulary, the movement - all enchanting.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-17617701279356950772015-07-23T06:15:22.208-07:002015-07-23T06:15:22.208-07:00Very fascinating write Glenn and educational too. ...Very fascinating write Glenn and educational too. Never knew all those train lingo. Extremely lucky to have pulled off your foot in time! Whew!<br /><br />http://imagery77.blogspot.com/2015/07/people-movers-in-many-places.html<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-14469870797942595782015-07-22T17:49:39.355-07:002015-07-22T17:49:39.355-07:00Love the sound your recollection makes. I can feel...Love the sound your recollection makes. I can feel your heart pumping.ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-79375070490144308332015-07-22T11:34:29.453-07:002015-07-22T11:34:29.453-07:00Love the story and the train poem in your poem. I...Love the story and the train poem in your poem. I don't believe in spanking kids, but honestly if one of my grandkids did something that dangerous I think I might. Still, I like how the story ends, and so much enjoyed your writing. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-56461354876953401732015-07-22T08:26:20.236-07:002015-07-22T08:26:20.236-07:00Just an outstanding story Glenn - I really enjoyed...Just an outstanding story Glenn - I really enjoyed your feel for the railroad and its terminology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83132170808042960932015-07-22T08:10:40.620-07:002015-07-22T08:10:40.620-07:00whew...a lucky escape and was scary.......sure you...whew...a lucky escape and was scary.......sure your family were clueless about that misadventure...your fascination with trains find wonderful expression with the train-related terms..Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-53862189860224581492015-07-21T23:29:40.726-07:002015-07-21T23:29:40.726-07:00Boxcar blues.. love it!!Boxcar blues.. love it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-77878743721387226542015-07-21T23:14:05.367-07:002015-07-21T23:14:05.367-07:00A sound of train such a sad refrain.. echoing past...A sound of train such a sad refrain.. echoing past<br />an illusion of not present.. prevalent<br />on a Winters day.. in grey shade<br />way.. the air is empty<br />and all is left<br />is a song<br />of yesterday..<br />cold and old<br />THAT sound of Loco<br />haunts me years then<br />without a soul.. and heArt<br />ironically in sadly enough.. But Now..<br />i never notice that Sound in west town way..<br />funny how the 'little' things of life sound<br />so loud.. when there is nothing <br />left<br />but<br />howling wind<br />of whistling<br />trains gone<br />by..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-41170051459374760372015-07-21T19:27:48.519-07:002015-07-21T19:27:48.519-07:00"I got a whipping
when I..."I got a whipping<br /> when I got home--they had been a new pair of shoes, but<br /> the leather belt welts didn’t keep me out of vast fascinating<br /> train yard."<br />I love this part of the story....for the reminder of that feeling....what it's like to have a passion for something that is so profound that even a whipping can't keep you from it! Now THAT is a true fascination!!C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-52046397125408370382015-07-21T17:46:52.122-07:002015-07-21T17:46:52.122-07:00Oh, how frightening, Glenn!
Your tale left my hear...Oh, how frightening, Glenn!<br />Your tale left my heart thumping.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-23235986427908761602015-07-21T15:36:34.963-07:002015-07-21T15:36:34.963-07:00Love this whole poem.
Especially, the reference yo...Love this whole poem.<br />Especially, the reference you've made in your childhood days.<br />I can see it all as a movie being made by you.<br /><br />Beautifully written my friend. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-26471602649051216422015-07-21T15:34:52.535-07:002015-07-21T15:34:52.535-07:00Wonderful word 'thrump'Wonderful word 'thrump'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-77296447913467020722015-07-21T14:39:08.865-07:002015-07-21T14:39:08.865-07:00That is a scary moment with your new shoe stuck on...That is a scary moment with your new shoe stuck on the tracks ~ Yes, I like the poetry word list for trains Glenn ~ <br /><br />And l also love the haiku ending with those boxcar blues ~ <br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-54313248169676742062015-07-21T14:18:28.184-07:002015-07-21T14:18:28.184-07:00I loved the reference you made to the time of chil...I loved the reference you made to the time of childhood.. as a child we are so fascinated by certain occupations as we imagine ourselves carrying them out :D<br />An enjoyable read :DSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-28704652892594694532015-07-21T13:53:59.277-07:002015-07-21T13:53:59.277-07:00Excellent tercet at the end of an amazing story. ...Excellent tercet at the end of an amazing story. I can see you now as a kid, the first of the trainspotters forging new territory. The vocabulary associated with trains is fascinating, as is any vocabulary associated with any profession/calling. I myself have loved trains and grew up on tales from my great grandfather told to him by his grandfather, a train conductor. Yeah, he'd say, trains are for sissies nowadays....I have a feeling you still cut through that train yard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470561916200090354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-42145755445604974992015-07-21T13:41:23.460-07:002015-07-21T13:41:23.460-07:00Oh, Glenn. You are so right! There IS poetry in th...Oh, Glenn. You are so right! There IS poetry in the terminology. I just adore words.<br /><br />The ending is my favorite:<br /><br />"Firebox, Couplers, Lempor injectors,<br />Crossheads, Quill drive, Dead Man’s switch,<br />Haman speed indicator, jackshaft, Kuhn slides,<br />Johnson Bar & Hancock air whistles.<br /><br />Boxcar blues still thrump<br />like a slide guitar midst my<br />midnight insomnia."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-46562752456702129982015-07-21T13:21:30.012-07:002015-07-21T13:21:30.012-07:00I might have guessed you've got a bit of a tra...I might have guessed you've got a bit of a trainspotter in you...<br />They are so quintessentially American and Wild West, too, it has to be said.<br />I am amazed at the richness of your train-related vocabulary too!Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-22885396433533063002015-07-21T12:23:00.793-07:002015-07-21T12:23:00.793-07:00oy i'm glad you managed to escape in time... d...oy i'm glad you managed to escape in time... dangerous... though i totally understand your fascination for the rails and trainsClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-50183355087834834252015-07-21T12:22:08.062-07:002015-07-21T12:22:08.062-07:00This is a heck of a story, Glenn. "When I was...This is a heck of a story, Glenn. "When I was a girl..." we used to go to the train station in Pasadena, just to watch and take in all the sensory input--the scents, the warmth of the steam, the clack, clack, whistle of the train. They are such atmospheric things, aren't they. But do stay off the tracks.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-91006462643336613172015-07-21T11:49:24.838-07:002015-07-21T11:49:24.838-07:00I def have a love affair with the train yard, havi...I def have a love affair with the train yard, having grown up near the tracks and falling asleep to their sound. It had to be pretty terrifying as a kid to get your shoe stuck on the track, but then you fell in love with it all the deeper. I have a railman's pocket watch from way back in the day as one of my treasures.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.com