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Poetry Friday: Freight Train

Stacey Shubitz
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I had an exasperating drive to work yesterday morning. It could’ve been worse… I could’ve been the one in the MVA. Thankfully I wasn’t. However, once I rerouted myself and got stuck behind a freight train, I was not happy. When the freight train stopped completely, I was shocked. I began taking photos.

Last night, I uploaded the photos to my computer and was able to have a good laugh about this situation. Hence, I wrote a couplet about my LONG drive to work yesterday. It’s certainly not my best poetry, but I wanted to preserve this little slice of my life and figured I’d do it in poetic verse.

Here’s the couplet:

An accident caused me to reroute myself yesterday morning,
Then getting stuck behind a freight train became very boring.

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.

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