That’s been a
useful way of comparing versions. I’ve
made these choices:
I can hear a sound
from childhood
A mixture of machine
and animal
I recognise a steam
train
Getting closer,
closer, closer…
At the level
crossing, paused, eager
I turn the engine off
To hear more clearly
the chuff chuff chuff
With a clank clank
clank of rods
Choking clouds and
cannon volleys
A black beast with
glints of brass and steel
It really is a dragon
monster breathing fumes
Now to polish it
further…
