The Golden Spike

from my book Wings Upon the Unseen Gust

At Promontory Point
Two pieces made a whole
And joined a nation’s land
And joined a nation’s soul

With a dream that all could share
And a hope that all could hold
That the people marked together
There with The Spike of Gold

And upon The Golden Spike
Their prayer they had inscribed
That spelled in words of gold
The dream for which they strived:

Let this railroad here unite,
From sea to shining sea,
All this land, under God,
In love and unity