Long Pullman Poems
Long Pullman Poems. Below are the most popular long Pullman by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Pullman poems by poem length and keyword.
Execution StyleSonny hid behind the melons
In a busy Asian marketplace,
Near the plantains and the mangos
Where the shadows could obscure his face.
He inhaled the air around him
And enjoyed the fragrant scent of...
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Categories:
pullman, adventure, allegory, corruption, murder,
Form:
Ballad
Orient Express: Collaboration Poem By Jadazzle Jan Allison and Darren WatsonWe hear the engine whistle
The hissing of the steam
The hairs on our necks begin to bristle
As we meet the arrival of a dream
We didn't think we had a chance of winning...
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Categories:
pullman, desire, journey, romance,
Form:
Free verse
Orient Express:We hear the engine whistle
The hissing of the steam
The hairs on our necks begin to bristle
As we meet the arrival of a dream
We didn't think we had a chance of winning...
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Categories:
pullman, journey, passion, romance,
Form:
Rhyme
The God MachineI really have outdone myself this time!
My ‘God Machine’ is finally in place!
I’ll never have to fret about a rhyme,
Or stop for a red light that changed from green
As if it sought to put...
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Categories:
pullman, god, humor, judgement, planet,
Form:
Rhyme
Autobiographical PoetAs I sit wandering about the south
side of Chicago captured effortlessly
by the tall dandelions watching the
lightening bugs rest on sunken cattails
we often lit them just before the sun
sets over George...
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Categories:
pullman, books, chicago, confidence, cute love,
Form:
Free verse
Lincoln SpecialLincoln Special
Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train
Ma, pa, and I dressed in our Sunday outfit, excited for the “Lincoln Special” to come up the track as we stand at the train depot.
After departing...
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Categories:
pullman, political, presidents day, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
Christmas Day 1943 In North Platte, NebraskaThe Union Pacific steamer billowed clouds of smoke as down the rails it raced!
Young soldiers aboard the crowded train contemplated the dire fates they faced.
Melancholy thoughts of hearth and home this Christmas Day were hard...
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Categories:
pullman, patriotic, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Red Train 3 the Christmas MuseOutside my window the glimpse of a twinkling muse
sprinkling little bits of imagination into my soul.
I espy a little Reindeer prancing in the deep, deep woods. Slanting my eyes just so I try...
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Categories:
pullman, christmas,
Form:
Narrative
Caught Her On the FlyFreight train is moving out; a big black Mally s’ pulling lead
The Mally’s fire s’ getting hot; she s’ belching smoke an’ blowing steam
Her big drivers ah’ drumming out a rolling rhythmic beat
Whistle blowing that...
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Categories:
pullman, adventure, moving on,
Form:
Free verse
The Super ChiefThe railroad played a major role in the growth of our nation
It was an elite form of travel beginning at the station
The month was September, the year 1825
A date to remember when...
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Categories:
pullman, america, appreciation, voyage,
Form:
Rhyme
Cinders and SteamThere they rested on rusting rails so regal yet so stark.
An old steam engine and its caboose now sit silent in the park.
Since I was on a casual stroll and had some time to squander,
I...
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Categories:
pullman, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Four BearsFlying Jib son of Curry Comb
The care of the comb son of Garden Gnome
Garden Gnome son of Pillow Case
The case of the headrest o’ Second Base
Second Base son of Baby Chick
The chick who’s a pip...
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Categories:
pullman, fate, father, fun, son,
Form:
Rhyme
While You Were SleepingThere are only two movies I watch more than once a year.
While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock is one of them.
Sure, I love her. But I love Bill Pullman too and Peter Boyle.
You know...
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Categories:
pullman, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, romance,
Form:
Narrative
AtalantaRode here a man of some repute,
Banker and empire builder bold,
Who’d even tried to corner gold,
To lay him out a railroad route.
He addressed our town; here I quote:
“The westward way lies through your town.
It will...
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Categories:
pullman, bullying, community, history, power,
Form:
Rhyme
A Feather of FujiyamaHello friends! This is my first bilingual book.HAMMER @ ANVIL BOOKS released my book of
poems as e-book on AMAZON Kindle: http: //www.amazon.com/A-Feather-of-Fujiyama-
ebook/dp/B 00E5XY5PO/ref=sr_1_1? s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1374938945&sr=1-1
Special thanks to Vessislava Savova (translator) , Mercedes Webb-Pullman (Editor)...
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Categories:
pullman, children, happy,
Form:
Bio