Best Iron Horse Poems
Iron Horse, 1840These grassy margins under sky of blue,
so peaceful. Then a rumble, sudden blast –
can you stand your ground as the train roars through?
Here’s Progress. Boston, all across this New
England, folks with tickets for transit massed.
These grassy margins under sky of blue
once buffered cities. Landscape’s...
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Categories:
iron horse, history, nature, sky,
Form:
Villanelle
Tired Iron Horse Tons of rolling iron
Clip-clop down a wooden track
The iron horse is worn.
A powerful rolling beast
has its share of bad days, too.
...
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Categories:
iron horse, poems, poetry,
Form:
Tanka
The Iron HorseI run down the steps as the train pulls in
It seems I'm right on time
The doors open, I take a seat, my journey begins
As the doors close I hear them chime
The New York subway travels far and wide
I remember when...
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Categories:
iron horse, journey, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
Iron Horsethere was a man who invested heavily when Bill Gates
started Microsoft and he became a multi-billionaire.
Looking at a picture of Bill and his wife, Melinda
both had pale indoor faces spending their time writing
checks to Africa.
The rich man decided to become a farmer of the old...
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Categories:
iron horse, 11th grade, art, august,
Form:
Blank verse