tracks
straight and narrow
disappearing
through a tunnel
off again
tracks
bring the promise
of adventures
joy of journeys
yet to come
tracks
hear the engines
feel the motion
taste the steam and
smell the smoke
tracks
at the platform
whistle’s blowing
doors slide open
and OH NO!
‘Blasted tracks!’
Mum tripped over
in the hallway
all my tracks are
in a mess
tracks
cut her finger
on the tunnel
which lies broken
on the floor
tracks
time to pack up
tracks in boxes
play next door out
of Mum’s way
© Kristin Martin 2012
Hi Kristin
I love this poem because it is not like others where it rhymes, this poem doesn’t rhyme.
Hi Nuwin,
Thanks. I like writing poems that don’t rhyme, but this was fun with the repetition of the word ‘tracks’, and the rhythm is supposed to remind you of a train chugging on the tracks.
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
Most of your poems rhyme but this one doesn’t, that’s why I like it, because this poem stands out, plus, I like it because you came up with some amazing ideas for this poem!!!
Caleb
Hi Caleb,
Thanks! I’m glad you like my poem. I wrote this one a long time ago- when my kids were little and liked playing with trains. They are teenagers now!
Kristin
Hi Kristen
That poem was really creative and super cool. You come with amazing ideas!
Thank you!
Hi Kristin
This poem rhymed so beautifully and it was amazing. I swear this could be turned into an amazing song. What inspired you to write this poem?
Tharusha
My kids’ train tracks.
Hi Kristin
I thought the poem was really funny, you come up with a lot of good ideas
Thanks Mia!
I get the idea for this poem from my children when they were little.
Kristin
Ha…ha..haa…..same things happens to me as well. But god save her and did not hurt my mam. Love it.
You did a lot of work on this I can tell. I really like how you wrote this poem and that the word “tracks” were in italics, well not really but it sounds awesome when you read this poem!
Thisali
Thanks Thisali,
I do spend a lot of time writing and editing my poems.
Kristin
You put in a lot of hard work into this. I love your poems.
-Thisama
Thanks Thisama!
I liked how you described the tracks by using all 5 senses.
Thanks!
I love your poem about tracks.
Thanks Nae!
Hi Kristin ,
Ha ha very funny. How did you thoughts the names?
Hi Methuli,
I wrote this poem when my kids were little. They loved going on train rides, and they also loved building train tracks on the floor.
Kristin
So funny.
How do you come up with all theese ideas?
Tharinsa
Hi Tharinsa,
I get ideas from my kids, my students, my pets, going for a walk. Everything I see is a potential poem!
Kristin
Tharinsa,
I definitely encourage you to write poems. You can write your own versions of my poems if you like- that’s how we learn- by copying others and adding our own words. I am sure your teachers would like to read the poems you write.
Kristin
I’m glad you think it’s funny, Ryan. It was inspired by my children’s train tracks all over the house when they were young.
Ryan says, ‘I like this poem because it’s funny.’