Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TRANSPORTATION SITUATION', by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: We have starved the steam horse Last Line: We shall get back our horse Subject(s): Railroads; Horses; Progress | ||||||||
We have starved the steam horse On the merest clap-traps. And in logical course It has had a collapse. It Is weary and old, And it needs the best care; Its fodder is gold, We have fed it hot air. We have driven it fast With the speeding that racks; It has fallen at last Its parallel tracks. W4' have bled it with bills. We have cut it with strikes. Till it reeled in its thills And lay down on the spikes. We may lash it with greed To the top of our bent; What if wants is its feed Of the proper per cent. Let us call Dr. Rate, Let tis give him free course; If it isn't too late. We shall get back our horse. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DECAYING LAMBSKINS by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE CLEARING OF THE LAND: AN EPITAPH by LARRY LEVIS TO THE SOUL OF 'PROGRESS' by MARIANNE MOORE IF THIS IS PARADISE by DORIANNE LAUX FISH PEDDLER AND COBBLER by KENNETH REXROTH A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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