This poem is dedicated to the many lives which have come and gone along the tracks of the Great Northern Railroad from years ago. Perhaps you can feel the living spirit still riding the Empire Builder passenger train across the Hi-Line of Montana.
Feeling a bit like heaven
Blessed Big Sky, almost home
Paradise spelled as two words
Riding free, spirit’s train roams
Scanning God’s creative touch
Mountains shaped by nature’s hand
Valleys carved out by rivers
Dreaming of this treasured land
Stirring up past memories
Iron horse roaring at top speed
Long ago, been here before
Coming home, spirits now freed
Flashing by Hi-Line’s vast farms
Cropland caresses these tracks
Golden fields of wheat ripen
Waiting for harvest’s comeback
Fading daylight turns to night
Darkness covers Montana’s peace
Town lights twinkle here and there
Thinking back to life’s past lease
Climbing through Marias Pass
Glacier Park saying good-bye
Big Sky’s wonder never fades
Ageless spirit, dropping by
Originally published December, 2020.
Big Sky Buckeye 
Beautiful words and pictures.
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Kathy, thank you so much for reading and sharing these kind words. I seriously doubt that the Buckeye State will ever make me forget the Big Sky Country.
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I would love to take that train ride!
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All aboard!
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I think you’re homesick for a beautiful state you used to call “home.” And what a wonderful train ride it would be to get there! 🙂
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Nancy, you read my mind and emotions through this poetic journey. While I never traveled by train across Montana’s northern tier, I did make a couple of short train trips along the southern tier in my youth. Sadly, this line was discontinued many years ago.
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I miss the abundance of trains, but not at the crossings when I’m driving. 😁
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Love trains!
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Awesome Jim! I have ridden the rails a couple of times in my youth. It wasn’t the Hi-Line route of Montana but along the now-discontinued southern line.
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Nice
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What a wonderful tribute to Montana and it’s great natural beauty!
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Susan, your response highlights the natural beauty of the Big Sky. There are days when I truly miss it, but I am already planning another trip.
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Lovely tribute
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Vickie, thank you for your kind words. While I never rode the train along the Hi-Line of Montana, I have driven the same route along U.S. Highway 2 more than a few times.
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The Big Sky is dear to your heart, I feel it in your words. You describe it beautifully. Montana captured my heart and soul the first day I saw it.
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Jan, I am assuming this is you as “Anonymous.” Thank you for sharing how the Big Sky captured your heart and soul.
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