Bringing Up The Caboose
Build the engine on the track
hooking cars up without any slack
moving forward sometimes back
clickity-clickity-clack
horns that whistle
engine force like a missile
tide to a coupling connector
full power tonnage respect her
gradual motion momentum
hooking up cars they rent them
brushes wiping off pennies
kids put on in the plenty's
stay away from the dangerous track
you almost gave the driver a heart attack
migrating job of solitude
meandering positive attitude
E ticket ride of force
rails laid down set the course
an occasional moose on the loose
as I'm bringing up the caboose
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Submitted by Soul-to-song on June 04, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 584 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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