The Iron horse

This is about sad, forgotten motorcycle with no Rider.

The Iron Horse is cold, 

asleep in its stall.

Drained of its blood,

battered and broken. 

Dreamless and silent. 

Not a care or a thought. 

No more does it purr or 

vibrate with life. Its

body is Rusted, its 

hooves are flat. 

Abandoned of a rider,

 its heart and soul. 

Its reason for existence, 

metal and flesh in its 

coexistence. Partners in 

battle, Wild and Free, 

soul mated it Is to thee.

July '05

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Mated to thee…a true comment on the relationship of motorcycle to his rider. They are one, as in partners and if one of them breaks, so does the other, heart and soulmates….a well written piece of unusual content…well done.
Best, Betty

[Tina]

Thanks for reading

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

This is sad, and so well penned. Before I read your description I'd think the iron horse would refer to something political, idk why. But this poem still leaves a lot to the imagination about its rider. I liked this poem. Tyfs

[Tina]

LOL no it's about a run down motorcycle. Thank you for reading

[Pete]

kind of sad. i enjoyed this. the freedom and adventure of the open road. made me think of the movie easy rider. well written. title, imagery and flow all terrific. great analogy. very clever and creative. well done ... :)

[Tina]

Glad you enjoyed it thank you for reading

[Tania Mo]

You gave a modern machine a nice magical, personal touch. I like this a lot.

[Tina]

Thank you for reading

[Miss Marlette]

An avid bike rider is a special soul. I enjoyed the poem.

[Tina]

Thanks for reading

[Relic]

I used to ride years ago. Occasionally I still dream about my bike being in the garage needing oil. A friend of mine died in a motorcycle crash. Someone told me thirty years later the broken up bike still sits in his father's gararge.

Skillfully done, Tina.

[Tina]

Thank you, I used fear bikers because of all the movies about them. But later I became kind of a curious about them and they're not all bad like I thought.

[Relic]

Yeah, I've been around bikers in the past because I played in a band. The beards, the black shirts and jackets, it was all there but I never fit into that catagory myself.