Little Rachel was sitting on a bench

Waiting for a much delayed train

She was reading a red paperback

Which was given to all adult passengers

As they purchased their daily tickets

Its unusual title confused Little Rachel

Understanding the British

In the distance she heard a loud noise

A branch of an overhanging tree

Has fallen near the ancient signal box

Which was instantly decommissioned

All trains for the rest of the day were cancelled

Little Rachel walked slowly towards her home

Where her sister Victoria Jayne was painstakingly

Plotting the exact direction of the passing storm