Robert Louis Stevenson - From a Railway Carriage - poem

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From a Railway Carriage
by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850--1894)


FASTER than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain 5
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by.




Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles; 10
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;
And there is the green for stringing the daisies!
Here is a cart run away in the road
Lumping along with man and load;
And here is a mill and there is a river: 15
Each a glimpse and gone for ever!

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[midlander07]

This is absolutely marvellous. The idea of narrating the poem alongside pictures of the train is even better. This is my favourite RLS poem & always has been and I am no child! Please consider posting another of his poems "The Lamplighter" please. Thanks for posting - forever a child at heart!

[JustAudio2008]

Thank you - I do not have "The Lamplighter" - but I will make sure to record it in the next batch of recordings.

Thanks for the suggestion

[scotsman125]

Why do you put Flying Scotsman with that poem?

[Flamelibraisbest133]

Lame

[ABigOneLikeDaddys]

What's so good about the late Robert L. Stevenson, anyway, can someone say?

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Or what good things does his Estate do?

Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[eddybo1]

@MatlockJack lol

[Danedeer]

great

The only way to perform this poem is on board a steam train.

If it's Ok I'll post it on our fledgling website which aims to encourage performance poetry.

[badassfcuk]

What a wonderful poem, I feel at ease listening to this piece of art.

[zainul54]

I asked many many people about this poem.None could give any idea.I discovered the poem here.I have started my journey now down my memory lane.Thanks JustAudio2008.