Train in the Meadow

A train bound for a mysterious destination stops in themiddle of a meadow. As the hours pass and the cause of the delay remainsunknown, we meet the various passengers. There is a priest, a former president,a lonely waitress, an elderly couple, and a young orphan boy, each ponderingthe significance of the journey thrust upon them and what awaits them at their destination.Will they find order? Loneliness? Love?Soon another train headed in the opposite direction alsostops in the meadow. Its passengers are brimming with the excitement of whatlies ahead. As mysterious officials process passengers from the outbound train,the characters reflect on their pasts and examine their futures. But it is thetruth about their destination that is the ultimate revelation.Robert Nathan, the master of satiric fantasy, has crafted atimeless tapestry of love, loneliness, optimism, and sacrifice as he examinesour hopes, fears, and the legacies we leave behind.