Rails Poems - Poems about Rails

... ~ Rapid Rap-style Chant ~ Pass over, Pass over, pass out Pass over, Pass over, pass out Drink the four cups of wine Now your eyes don’t align Pass over, Pass over, pass ou......Read the rest...

...The subway station heaves with muffled noise, The shuffle of countless feet against the grime, I am aware of unfounded disdain, Coursing between strangers in the city's bowels. The ancient fluo......Read the rest...

...The freight train puffs a veil of smoke into the night. The iron rails rumble. Be still. Now. There it is, the engine's call, fading To the distance. Between shadows, a lean figure grips tight ......Read the rest...

...Whether a trip to a sister's funeral in Chicago; Or another trip to Los Angeles for my aunt's funeral; Or a slow ride to a family reunion in Chicago; Or a 'Bucket-list' trip to an NFL game in Kans......Read the rest...

...Captain kuni-lemel graduate strikes again - updated Steely Dan sing queen (me) outdid himself on sixtieth anniversary after Grahame Wood determined to meet the evolving needs of the communi......Read the rest...

...I fear I've lost the light In this storm of chocolate rain Muddy waters cloud my sight Within this foul smelling haze But I know I'll make things right I'll escape this hell someday And my ti......Read the rest...

...Night Labor by Michael R. Burch for Rachel Corrie Tonight we keep the flame alive; we keep the candle lit. We burn bright incense in your name and swear we’ll not forget— your innocence, y......Read the rest...

...Scientists describe it as an event In the hot paradise of Key West Condos festivals hotels Dancing feet under bells of lights I’ve sung Margaritaville there Myself Beneath the docks Pan ......Read the rest...

...In seventy-eight, my steel-stallion, KZ1000, pride, wind in my hair. Its Sissy Bar, firm tether, bag secured, my wanderlust's prayer. Sun, snow, wind sculpt my journey's theme, my ......Read the rest...

...There once was a hobo that lived by the tracks Never ate a full meal, just ate lots of snacks He rode in a boxcar most everywhere he went And traveled for free, didn’t spend a cent He had a nam......Read the rest...

...Walking up uneven sidewalks— up cracked little hills of pavement, past dingy apartments gliding through trailer parks— rough rails and low fences skidding my fingertips— reaching the dampened s......Read the rest...

...Unseaworthy I creak like an old ferry coming in to meet the wharf mindful of less agile passengers but like a wayward skiff my thoughts soon override the pier bounce against its rails, vee......Read the rest...

...In the silence There is a humming A hint of life’s Forever whisper. The whirr of atoms Spinning galaxies Iron rails singing Un-clappered bells Repeating a lost call A vibratory vastness See......Read the rest...

...The subway platform is empty, posters, the occasional bench a fire extinguisher in a locked box, over-stuffed trash receptacles, the usual graffiti. No people, the strangers you travel with, ......Read the rest...

...Alas, my sweet child you shan't! Get used to an insane, world of can't! Our brilliant brains are fully scrubbed, As sniling and kids in a foaming bath. Rub-y-dee, rub-y dee-dub. We've been bra......Read the rest...