Vision of War (Lincoln Colcord Poems)
1.I went out into the night of quiet stars;I looked up at the wheeling heavens, at the mysterious firmament;I thought ...
Poems about depot (20 Poems)
Taking The Night Train (John James Piatt Poems)
A TREMULOUS word, a lingering hand, the burningOf restless passion smoldering--so we part;Ah, slowly from the dark the world is ...
Crossroads (Mary Barnard Poems)
Rotting in the wet gray airthe railroad depot stands deserted understill green trees. In the fieldscold begins an end.There were ...
Cadet Grey – Canto I (Francis Bret Harte Poems)
IAct first, scene first. A study. Of a kind Half cell, half salon, opulent yet grave;Rare books, low-shelved, yet far ...
The Old Bullock Dray (Anonymous Oceania Poems)
Oh ! the shearing is all over, And the wool is coming down,And I mean to get a ...
The Trail’s End (Bonnie Parker Poems)
You've read the story of Jesse Jamesof how he lived and died.If you're still in need;of something to read,here's the ...
On Station Farewells (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
IN parting from a dear old friend for months, perhaps, or years, There's bound to be some bitter sobs, an' ...
Life’s Railway To Heaven (Eliza Roxey Snow Poems)
Life is like a mountain railroad, with an engineer that's brave;We must make the run successful, from the cradle to ...
The Girl He Left Behind (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
We used to think her frivolous-you know howparents are,A little quick to see the faults and petty flawsthat marThe girl ...
Invitation To The Clergy (Alfred Gibbs Campbell Poems)
Ho! preachers of His Gospel whoSalvation came to bring,Rest from your labors for awhile,And join our gathering!Ye servants of the ...
Off the Turnpike (Amy Lowell Poem)
Good ev'nin', Mis' Priest. I jest stepped in to tell you Good-bye. Yes, it's all over. All my things is ...
Sam Goes To It (Marriott Edgar Poem)
Sam Small had retired from the Army, In the old Duke of Wellington's time, So when present unpleasantness started, He ...
It seldom snowed, they said – Part I (Ivan Donn Carswell Poem)
It seldom snowed, they said, it might get cold but it won't be snow; well, one should guess the locals ...
Dilton Marsh Halt (John Betjeman Poem)
Was it worth keeping the Halt open, We thought as we looked at the sky Red through the spread of ...
Sing of the Banner at Day-Break. (Walt Whitman Poems)
POET. O A NEW song, a free song, Flapping, flapping, flapping, flapping, by sounds, by voices clearer, By the wind's ...
OUR SON (Barry Tebb Poems)
Quarter to three: I wake again at the hour of his birth Thirty years ago and now he paces corridors ...
LETTER FROM LEEDS (Barry Tebb Poems)
Would 'any woman' find me difficult to live with? My tastes are simple: space for several thousand books, The smoke ...
When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d. (Walt Whitman Poems)
1 WHEN lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd, And the great star early droop'd in the western sky in the ...
Telegram (Carl Sandburg Poems)
I SAW a telegram handed a two hundred pound man at a desk. And the little scrap of paper charged ...
A Soldier’s Reprieve (William Topaz McGonagall Poems)
'Twas in the United States of America some years ago An aged father sat at his fireside with his heart ...