We received this note from a friend of the Holiday Train this week:
"Sometimes you just don't know who you are going to inspire. My 10 year old son, JT, is learning about poems in school. His class project was to write a personal poem about the holidays. Attached is the poem he wrote. Thanks so much to you and the team for inspiring my child and helping him see beyond Santa."
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
The Train is coming,
I can hear it.
The Season is coming,
I can feel it.
Bright lights.
Happy faces.
Joyous people
Everywhere.
But I can’t forget
Those who need.
Hoping for food and
Hoping for money.
They can’t be happy
Without their daily needs.
The Holiday Train.
The train brings hope
down the tracks.
The train’s not
Just about
Pretty lights and
Cheerful songs.
It was made to
Warm the hearts
Of the hungry.
The train travels
Far and wide,
To collect food
And money for
Those in need.
It brings a party in a package.
It brings people together.
It brings hope.
It makes us care.
It makes us remember.
The Holiday Train
Is there to
“Lend a helping hand.”
Standing on the platform
I am waiting.
Clanging.
It is coming.
Like a beacon in the night
I can see it.
It warms my heart.
The lights are glowing
Like a second sun.
Lighting the darkness
And illuminating the cause.
The engine roars through the station.
It takes my breath away.
It inspires me to do more.
To be more.
To help more.
Such a powerful train,
with a powerful message.
A moment in the night
A change in me
Forever.
The Holiday Train
and I
are there to
“Lend a helping hand.”
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