Ceramic curve holds midnight steam
Fog clings tight to rusted track
Driver pulls his collar seam
Mug sings soft against his back
Wheels turn slow on frozen steel
Night owl blinks from telegraph pole
Kettle whistle starts to peel
Stories rise from gasoline soul
Humming mug in rail yard hush
Steam writes names on cold porcelain
Taxi waits through morning rush
Dreams survive on diesel sin
Porcelain rim meets chapped lip
Fare paid out in crumpled notes
Rain taps out a steady drip
Engine coughs and throttle floats
Wheels turn slow on frozen steel
Night owl blinks from telegraph pole
Kettle whistle starts to peel
Stories rise from gasoline soul
Humming mug in rail yard hush
Steam writes names on cold porcelain
Taxi waits through morning rush
Dreams survive on diesel sin
Cobblestone remembers tread
Horse shoe marks in iron deep
Driver nods his weary head
Promises he knows to keep
Flute descends like falling snow
Cello groans a low refrain
Harpsichord lets bright notes go
Violin cuts through frost and rain
Humming mug in rail yard hush
Steam writes names on cold porcelain
Taxi waits through morning rush
Dreams survive on diesel sin
Sunrise paints the signal red
Mug sits empty on the seat
Driver winks at dawn ahead
Another fare, another street
Humming mug in rail yard hush
Steam writes names on cold porcelain
Taxi waits through morning rush