Short Railroads Poems
Short Railroads Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Railroads by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Railroads by length and keyword.
When I Leave
when i leave
she ain't
come
ing
back
boxed life
when i leave
railroads track
train is on time
when i leave
time ain't
come
ing
back
?...
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Categories:
railroads, art,
Form:
Lyric
Ghost Train
Track on track and steel on steel; built America’s railroads.
Immigrant sweat, in the noonday sun, hammered out miles of track.
The masterpiece of human ingenuity forever rolls.
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Categories:
railroads, endurance, history, power, symbolism, travel,
Form:
Sijo
Last Trains To Nowhere
Here we almost don't have
no trains coming or leaving...
It was nice to travel and I remember it well...
The music 500 hundred miles,
I never listened again...
It's sad to sight a train leave
for infinite railroads beyond...
The land of no return... !...
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Categories:
railroads, adventure, allegory, allusion, imagery, metaphor, voyage,
Form:
Light Verse
Can You Imagine
Can you imagine being the parent of an eighteen-year-old son or daughter
Who marries, and jumps in a covered wagon to head west, not today, but
before telephones, or railroads, or any other reliable form of communication?
Can you imagine hugging your child goodbye, knowing you will probably never see her again, understanding that you might not even receive a measly letter?
Pioneer families; a brave and courageous lot....
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Categories:
railroads, history,
Form:
Free verse