What’s the railroad to me?
I never go to see
Where it ends.
It fills a few hollows,
And makes banks for the swallows,
It sets the sand a-blowing,
And the blackberries a-growing.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Henry David Thoreau's poem What’s the Railroad to Me

2 Comments

  1. Nahari says:

    the poem is good and all but it needs a little bite more details to answer questions.

  2. david dishk says:

    yeah it was a great poem and had such a rythm it made me want to dance

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