Zoo train

We live two blocks
From the train tracks
The train station.
In the morning the whistles blow
More often
Than the rest
Of the day.
Even in the morning
The whistles
The wheels
Carry romance
To the next town over.
My friend is married
To a man whose goal in life
Was to drive the train
At the zoo
Wear the hat.
Now he does.
Now he does.
The elephants
The lions
The tigers
The bears
Oh my.
In the zoo
The cadre of engineers
Most of them
Retired
Carry romance through
The zoo.