The Night Mail

Today's Mono Monday challenge is to post a photo that gives a nod to a favourite poem - thanks to sk for hosting. I have a lot of poems that I really like, but I chose my favourite by W H Auden as he used to go to Gresham's school in Holt where I live and this is where he started writing poetry. The poem is The Night Mail, written in 1936 and read to the rhythm of a steam train. You can hear Auden reading the poem if you follow the link. I was reminded of it recently by a fellow blipper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmciuKsBOi0
The photo is of the steam train this morning arriving at Holt on the Poppy Line. I've darkened it to reflect the 'night mail' - the steam trains here don't run at night!!! I also like that it transports you back to a time when there was no instant communication - no mobile phones, email, social media or even for most people telephones. You got information from distant family and friends by mail, delivered at speed overnight by the night mail trains.