Glorious Train: Ode Poem

Greetings, fellow people beware; intersection is nearing.

Stop early, not late.

Time is tight

Tick-tock, Tick-tock.

Rusty rails lock in wheels

Speed causes sparks,

Tracks run cross country.

Hail,

Heavy engines,

Growling, gears jam.

Lugging weight of cargo

Speed slows suddenly.

Hurry!

Andalay!

Let’s go!

Crunch coal,

Incinerate fire,

Energy attacks.

Angry cars break hard,

Red and white bars

Slant parallel

Barriers blocks roads.

Approaching, I come;

Cross traffic stops, I go.

Steam slips through a cylinder pipe;

Sounds hark.

I say “Hello”

Then “Goodbye”

While passing.

Smoke lingers hovering with echoes vibrating.

I was here

And now

I am far gone.