Arrivals - Xmas 2010

The screen flickers, then changes
and times of trains are moving, changing.

This time of year, many things change;
although one thing seems to never change
- a tension between truth, half-truth and lie,

elastic, it leads from sunshine into shadow, night.
These days, it’s easy to deride
Truth, offering other headlines
from a mind â€" my trickster mind!

What occurs at eclipses, in deserts, big plains
is perspective â€" beyond our superficial terrain

and, as times up there on that screen change,
a train might arrive
carrying prophet, shaman, seer â€" or even a friend of mine.

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