On the cold day in Mid-December, I joined a party my friends and his roommates host.

There were lots of people who have different background and one of them was the creater of the “Poetry Camera”.

This camera emmets a paper a poem is written, instead of picture. It can create a poem based on what the lens capture.

I asked my friends to take a picture (I’m not sure if this is right expression to use since it doesn’t “take a picure”) and the following is the poem it created.

Sat, Dec 7, 2024
11:01 PM
In gentle glow of shaded lamp, you stand,
A cap frames your delight, glasses perched true.
The plate in hand, a feast crafted warm and grand,
Reflects the joy-that quiet, simple hue.
Books lean against each other, spine to spine,
Walls bear the stories that have whispered close,
In this embrace where comfortable lines
Dissolve all hints of sharp edges. Repose.
Your smile, it softens shadowed corners deep,
Turns empty spaces into welcome homes.
In this dim room, away from tangled sleep,
A harmony of evening’s calming tones.
In every glance, your heart’s wide-open room,
That gentle vibe, amidst this cozy bloom.
a poem by
@poetry.camera

Since this is super sweet and beautiful, I want to create something with this poem on it!

I took Amtrak trains to go back to New York City from Los Angeles which took 73(?) hours in total. Here is the route.

First Segment:

• Los Angeles to Chicago
• 47 hours

I like this segment the most because there was less people, lots of great views, great trains, and great crews.

The capacity rate of our cabin was less than 30% (until we got to Kansas). Since there was less people, I could use diner car without making reservation! I had breakfast, lunch and dinner there and it was greaaat!!

Since this train was a “Superliner”, it had a second floor where my seat was located, all the bathrooms and the luggage room was in downstairs. And the two greatest things about this Superliner are the lounge and the bathroom!!

The view from the train was amazing!! 1st day, it was sunny and I saw lots of great canyons! The most suprising thing was the view didn’t change more than 30 hours!! This country is ginomous!!

After ?? hours, we took a 40 minutes stop at Albuquerque. I watched all Braking Bad episode, so this meant a lot to me. I walked around the station and went shopping. As you can see in the picture, there were so many Armish people on board.

After the train depart Albuquerque, the scene had been changing little by little. It gets more forest-ish and river-ish, and the tempereture was also getting cold outside.

Finally, arrived in Chicago! Since the Motocompacto was super heavy, I asked to carry it with the mini-taxi! It was fun to ride it in the station, especially the driver honked a lot, such a great experience!

I had 4 hours here,so I walk around the station (sadly, it was rainning and I was super tired, so I didn’t go further…)

Second Segment:

• Chicago to Washington D.C.
• 20 hours
• Lay over at Chicago: 4 hours

This time the train did’t have a second floor which means they doesn’t have a cool bathroom… And the dining menu was limited, they had fewer options. But sisnce the kitchen was also in the same floor, I could see it! It was very cool to see the shef cooking while the train was super wobbly.

Finally got to D.C! Compared to the 1st segment, it was quick!! But since I cound’t use WiFi most of the part, I was mentally tired…

But I really like WashintonDC Union Station, this is my third visit, but first time to see the Christmas decorated version on the station!

Third Segment:

• Washington D.C. to New York City!
• 4 hours
• Lay over at Washington D.C.: 3 hours