Best Locomotives Poems

The great Serengeti's broad 
face lies in the African sun, 
dry, weathered, cracked, 
thirsty for the season.s tears

Storm clouds gather on her 
brow like an old lady's curls
Promises, promising
An empty promise

...The rains are too late
The children of the Serengeti 
lie down on her dusty bosom,...

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From Edinburgh’s Waverley to Kings Cross
At journey's rest before terminating chaos,
Winding through the serene countryside
Spying a glimpse of the North Sea tide,
Rolling along in my soul a rhythmic song
Dismissing the world and all that’s wrong,
At our head the streamline ‘Silver Link’
Amazing speed pressure gauge to...

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It was a magical time.  It was youth and exuberance; It was excitement and discovery; it was innocence. It is now just memory, ah, but once it was the reality of sunshine and butterflies. The seeming timelessness of youth is a realistic illusion, when...

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Lost in Youth

Rainbows in the clouds, walking on  railroad tracks , locomotives up close 
Kickball games , I am left footed, spooky reflections in a mirror, running naked 
Wooden desks and chairs, kids in the classroom , the little girl across the street 
Black...

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As I neared home I went by the water works that stood for years behind the ice plant. That’s where the water for the city was processed and I remember how clean and clear the water looked.  It was an in ground reservoir just...

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Puffing languidly by blowing the whistle, there came 
the mementos of zig-zag meter gauged companion, 
The first consignment on the railroad track, locomotives shipped from the United Kingdom, 
by crossing 586 bridges, beautiful Himalayan Mountain Ranges, 
37 tunnels of major attractions arrived at the destination,...

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There was an American laddie named McCoy,
his inventions the steam locomotives joy,
although the powers to be drank to his health,
made sure he didn’t share in their wealth.
 
  © Harry J Horsman 2012...

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The Coat Hanger

Let's travel back in time to 1928, the place is Sydney (Australia)
The local government wanted to create a harbour crossing from 
the North to South of Sydney, architects were brought in to 
draw up plans for it's conception, there were suspension bridges
like the...

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At The Footbridge

      At the footbridge where we would stand,
      Watching steam trains, hand in hand.
      The whistle blew, we shrieked with fright
      And waved...

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Freedom foremost, and the will to fight
to keep and protect our natural rights.
Nightclubs, jello shots, disco balls
mechanical bulls, beers cold and tall!
Baseball, football, and basketball games,
crazy rodeo riders on horses untamed.
Books by the millions, more than can be read,
and knowing anything can be by anyone...

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I.	Creation

Before the troubles of the world infect the soul
The magic of imagination creates a womb
Devoid of torment, pain, and stress. Rainforests, 
Jungles, beaches, other worlds of elation where 
You are always the victor in battle, the one
Who finds true love, alpha and omega. Never 
Landing...

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Memories as sharp as diamonds, 
keen as knives, the smell of 
train smoke burns their nostrils still. 

Chilly mornings, misty, magic, 
gleaming rails so full of promise, 
lumbering Leviathans, 

wheezing, roaring, bound for Scotland 
or the local seaside towns, 
vacationers anticipating. 

Dewdrops glisten, hush and...

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I'll never forget that dark twisted face in the distance,

Its midnight moonlit finger tracing a path to my door.

A thousand locomotives seemed to roar in my ears,

Then I heard the sounds of so many gun shots.

No, it was the window glass popping from their frames,

Its...

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My back end emissions have yet to reach
Point eight on the Richter Scale
A magnitude that easily destroys big buildings
Or drives locomotives off the rail

Most of the time they're silent but deadly
The kind that can make people mute
I've also heard that a man in Kansas City
Let...

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Locomotives idle at their sidings
The world over

The big Case-Hellwig diesels
At low rpms
Or slow revv flashing what horsepower:

The iron-wheel'd gods
Bide their time......

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