To Keep Tears, From Falling Poem by The Original Tom Maxwell

Riding the train, Holding the rail,
Waiting for my next stop, and future trail,

As most of this journey, traveling all alone,
No past life baggage, looking far, or following me,
As morning & nights pass, where will my next stop be.

Mom left for heaven, six months ago, with her earthly log,
My only family connection and responsibility now,
Taking care of Ginger, her old yellow lab dog.

As I look down the tracks,
I thought I felt, A drop of rain, from the sky,
It will always be tough, the rest of this trip,
To keep tears, from falling, out of my eyes.

In Memory of all my Loved ones

My sister passed 1987 my brother 1988 my wife 2000 Dad 2011 Mom 2018
My siblings and I, no children of our own. I wrote poem 03/02/19