Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by.
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles;
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;
And here is the green for stringing the daisies!
Here is a cart runaway in the road
Lumping along with man and load;
And here is a mill, and there is a river:
Each a glimpse and gone forever!
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One of my favorites too! I learned it at school and can still recite it with a racketty raliway rythmn.
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Blessed Be It Took 40 Years To Find
From guest Bluegalpin (contact)
Many Years ago I had to learn a poem, I found The Railway Carriage in a very old Enclyopedia. I used to love it and learnt it well. Over the years , I could only ever remember the first three lines, it has haunted me over the years and I longed to teach my children, it was not to be. This Blessed Day I have found it, after searching for so very long in so many different ways, I feel numb with delight. Thank You for this sight and the hard work you must have put into it for me to find this Wonderful Poem that I can now share with my five grandchildren. I shall sow the words on cloth with silk to celebrate and hope you feel proud to have put my mind at rest for it was over 40 years ago I stood up in class and said the words with the rythem of a railway carrage traveling like a train. With All My Heart I Thank You XXX Luv & Peace to you... -
I always thought this was brilliant. The rythmn actually sounds like a train chugging along. An old favourite with many I believe..
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from a railway carriage
From guest Frank Nattriss (contact)
,I remember this poem fom my school days approx.1957 Its good to read it again.It conjured up in the minds eye all that could be seen through the carriage window.We had to recite it as fast as possible to equal the speed of the train,Brilliant. -
Bloomin marvellous
This has been an all time favourite of mine and thanks to Ankita I now know the title. The whole of the poem is brilliantly held together by the rhythm of the train as it takes the reader on a wonderfull journey.... -
Gorgeous
I think its a brill poem and I am using it for my english project -
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What an amazing poem i love the wat it flows llike a railway carriage
R.I.P Alliyah.
Cozzy Babd boy 4 life
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