Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — The Poppy Land Limited Express. [ARTICLE]

The Poppy Land Limited Express.

The first train leaves at 6 p. m. For the land where the poppy blows; And mother dear is the engineer, And the passenger laughs and crows. The palace car is the mother’s arms, The whistle a low, sweet strain; The passenger winks, and nods, and blinks, And goes to sleep in the train. At 8 p. m. the next train starts For the poppy land afar; The summons clear fall on the ear—- “ All aboard for the sleeping car!” So I ask of Him who the children took On His knee in kindness great, “Take charge, I pray, of the trains each day, That leave at 6 and 8. Keep watch of the passengers,’’ thus I pray, “For»to me they are very dear; And special ward, O gracious Lord, O’er the gentle engineer.” —Edgar Wade Abbott.