The Armored Train Poem by Edith Sodergran

The Armored Train



Fifty coaches of hopes I loaded up for your America.

They came back empty...

Disappointment cargo

Now I’m sending an armored train with stonehard masks in the threatening portholes:

thousands of packed coaches are coming home.

Edith Sodergran
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Topic(s) of this poem: america
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