Fairy Tale
Train Ride
No more magical journey
could be made
Chur to St. Moritz through a winter glade
Not the worlds longest
railroad ride
By far the most beautiful
you will decide
A single track line of more
narrow gauge
Through pristine alpine
villages of great age
In perfect harmony with the
landscape
Scenes change faster than a
hand shake
Primordial Alps
rise in age old splendour
Gasp with awe then your
heart surrender
The little train chugs on up
the valley route
No simple snow scene as it
gives a tiny toot
Not just for a train spotter
this amazing dream
To overcome isolation was
the builder’s scheme
But this two hour ride is up
there in the greats
Every particle of the soul
with joy elates
A fairy tale ride not found
in imagination
Nought along the way to
summon negation
The Albula Railway is as
real as real could be
A treasured part of life
just once a year for me
Found in the canton of
Graubünden in Switzerland
A track winds where a
hundred bridges stand
Animals, trees and a
thousand scenes alfresco
A World Cultural Heritage
site states Unesco
Tunnels every few miles
while the train circles round
Still little known, not in
general knowledge found
In travel features, the
Landwasser Viaduct tell us why
Towering over sixty metres
high, a train ride to the sky
It seems my little secret is
still safe for a while
Thinking of this amazing
ride always makes me smile
Of this breathtaking journey
I will never ever tire
Until the day, when
satisfied, I finally expire!
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