Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VILLAGE RAILROAD, by HARLAN J. LEACH First Line: In lingering curve it lies across the town Last Line: That knows the sea, the plain, the mountain pine. Subject(s): Railroads; Railways; Trains | ||||||||
In lingering curve it lies across the town, Then levels off as if in glad good-bye To guarded crossings, flicker-lights; and down South to the bigger towns, straight as a die. The village folk are glad to see a train, Admiring hosts to such impatient guest. They like its hustling, clamorous refrain, The sweaty steam-box; wheels that seldom rest. Although, for some who cannot jaunt away, Those parting blasts enhance a loneliness Not known to one who's never had to stay Forever settled. Yet these folk progress: Their wares are taken swiftly down a line That knows the sea, the plain, the mountain pine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RAILWAY by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON WHAT WE DID TO WHAT WE WERE by PHILIP LEVINE BURYING GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH WAY-STATION by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH TWILIGHT TRAIN by EILEEN MYLES THE CAVEMAN ON THE TRAIN by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS |
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