Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORD OF AN ENGINEER, by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She's built of steel Last Line: That he has in an engineer! Subject(s): Art & Artists; Buildings & Builders; Engineering & Engineers; Steel | ||||||||
"She's built of steel From deck to keel, And bolted strong and tight; In scorn she'll sail The fiercest gale, And pierce the darkest night. "The builder's art Has proved each part Throughout her breadth and length; Deep in the hulk, Of her mighty bulk, Ten thousand Titans' strength." The tempest howls, The Ice Wolf prowls, The winds they shift and veer, But calm I sleep, And faith I keep In the word of an engineer. Along the trail Of the slender rail The train, like a nightmare, flies And dashes on Through the black-mouthed yawn Where the cavernous tunnel lies. Over the ridge, Across the bridge, Swung twixt the sky and hell, On an iron thread Spun from the head Of the man in a draughtsman's cell. And so we ride Over land and tide, Without a thought of fear Man never had The faith in God That he has in an engineer! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SMOKE AND STEEL by CARL SANDBURG MY FATHER'S GARDEN by DAVID WAGONER PRAYERS OF STEEL by CARL SANDBURG STEEL MILL by LOUIS UNTERMEYER GOLD AND STEEL; THE ANSWER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON STEEL OR GOLD?; THE QUESTION by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON ROSES IN THE SUBWAY by DANA BURNET SUBWAY TRACK-WALKERS by DANA BURNET THE WHITE WITCH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |
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