title: "The Clear Track: Patience at the Mountain Bridge"
summary: "An original poem set near a mountain railway at the end of winter: rails enter darkness, a stone bridge crosses a thawing stream, and a signal cabin holds levers, a chart and a warm lamp. An approaching train becomes a reflection on action and restraint; marks on paper, promises and signals cannot replace sound track, workable switches, load-bearing steel and stone, or the time required for passage. Rain, river, cold, and silver-lit windows contrast human schedules with nature’s own rhythm. The accompanying CalcuArt provenance describes a night signal cabin and distant light."