milky way

changing 
trains to return
home ...
long railway 
through grasslands
 
midnight silence
the sound of a far off
air whistle
 
I can't remember
the name of the bridge...
still playing
hide and seek
with mom's ghost
 
bare hills
my mother’s stories
about the troop train
 
the door 
opens and closes 
so many faces...
departure bell 
for my life ,again
 
Cabernet Sauvignon 
I sit in the dining car
alone

Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji