Page 95
By Jack Joseph Smith
The train whistle
Over the Castle Shannon
Tressle
Which through the several
perfect graveyards
Keeps the nineteen century
miner's alive
By Jack Joseph Smith
Original Scan
AI Interpretation
The train whistle over Castle Shannon becomes a time-bridge, keeping the page's `nineteen century` miners alive as sound moves across Tressle and graveyard.
It is a strong example of how this collection handles history: not as distant fact, but as something briefly reactivated by place and noise. The verified transcription keeps the source's plain phrasing, including `Tressle`, `nineteen century`, and `miner's alive`, rather than smoothing them into standard usage.
A small hard stanza: the train whistle over the Castle Shannon Trestle, running through several perfect graveyards, keeps the nineteenth century miners alive. Sound as resurrection.