Train of Culture

Whirling skirts of flamenco dancers in Madrid
Are spinning my thoughts round and round
The train of my thoughts is leaving
From Europe to Asia to America.

Along the way
I see the sights, colors, food and speech
Of people all around me.

Wide brim hats of field workers in China
Colorful speech of the African people
Polka from the lands of eastern Europe
Shrill voices of Brazilian street vendors fill my wagon.

The train of thoughts, train of culture
There sit and talk a plethora of folks
I hear Chinese, Italian, English and Hindi.

Destination The World!
A drop of all these cultures
Waiting at the station
Mixing, cheering, twining
Welcoming them home.