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The Charming Creek Walkway<\/strong><\/p>\n The Charming Creek Walkway lay up in the hills,<\/p>\n Beckoning us, calling us, come for some thrills.<\/p>\n Our party of seven with children quite young,<\/p>\n Thought one way to walk would be quite enough fun.<\/p>\n We could drive up the hill to the top of the track,<\/p>\n Then all of our walk would be eased coming back.<\/p>\n So crammed in the car, on road rutted and rough,<\/p>\n We drove up that road, but the going got tough,<\/p>\n That steaming car stopped as it tried to protest<\/p>\n And made us all wait while it had a wee rest.<\/p>\n It cooled down at last and we got to the top<\/p>\n Then off we all went, not wanting to stop.<\/p>\n But stop we did lots, there was so much to do,<\/p>\n With rusty old boilers and engines to view.<\/p>\n Old iron, wooden sleepers, lay littered about,<\/p>\n At each new discovery the boys gave a shout.<\/p>\n We followed the train track through tunnels, by rivers,<\/p>\n Past waterfalls, bushes, and over swing bridges.<\/p>\n “I’m proud of you kids; you are sturdy and tough,”<\/p>\n I said to the boys when the track was quite rough.<\/p>\n In the sun by the bridge, we stopped for our lunch,<\/p>\n While the sulphur smell wafted, our buns we did munch.<\/p>\n More tunnels and bridges and slushy wet places,<\/p>\n A robin so friendly put smiles on our faces.<\/p>\n Down, down through the trees, it seemed such a long way,<\/p>\n Then we were out of the bush, with a view of the bay.<\/p>\n Right down at the bottom, a coal train was filling,<\/p>\n We watched for a while, with none of it spilling.<\/p>\n A short walk on the road took us back to our nest,<\/p>\n Our tired legs made it and then most could rest,<\/p>\n With the car at the top, the men’s day wasn’t done,<\/p>\n So they drove up the hill to bring it back down.<\/p>\n And for me, the tired Nana, while they went for the car,<\/p>\n I put up my feet and said “Oh, where’s the spa?”<\/p>\n by Lois Farrow![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/dec2007\/Boiler.jpg\")
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\nPoem: \u00a9 2007 Lois Farrow. All rights reserved.
\nPhoto: \u00a9 2007 Dean Farrow. All rights reserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"