Steam engine

sorenbarrett

  Again and again Smokey Mary without strain pulled many a train
If you want to ride her it'd cost a dollar, for a little more you could hear her holler
Listen to her moan and groan with each piston stroke until her whistle's blown
I rode her in her prime into a hard curved seat I did climb
No rest did she give my head, of wood and steel was made her bed

I shoveled into the hole of her firebox my soul black as coal hard as rocks
With her there was nothing supple, hard was the bang of her couple
With a little grease in her crease there was little friction in the release

Her sighs and groans met my ear, with a vibrating tremor in her rear
In heat she was torridly hot but when frigid she was defiantly not
Those who knew her called her a bitch but a tongue on the rail made them switch their pitch

  • Author: sorenbarrett (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 17th, 2026 03:18
  • Comment from author about the poem: When I first went to Brazil I was able to ride the old steam locomotives not as a tourist but as regular transportation. Smokey Mary is the direct English translation of the name they called the locomotive. Tongue it the part that allows the switch to work letting the train change onto other tracks.
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Teddy.15, Priya Tomar, Tristan Robert Lange
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  • orchidee

    Good write SB.

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks so much Orchi I marked this one +18 for Fido's sake cause you never know how things will be taken.

      • orchidee

        Lol.

      • Teddy.15

        Now that is certainly a passionate way of writing about a locomotive my dear sorrenbarret 🔥 very clever and I did have a chuckle at your genius tease. 🌹

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you Teddy for the read and comment yes the story is true got to ride old Smokey Mary several times back in the day. I could have gone on but it was getting a little too warm.

          • Teddy.15

            lol 🔥 smokey Mary sounds like a great ride

          • Priya Tomar

            Good poem
            Clever internal rhyming !

            • sorenbarrett

              Thanks so much for the read and comment it is most appreciated

            • Paul Bell

              People still hanker for steam engines in Britain, and the resurgence is brilliant.
              You can feel steam at work, and no doubt, Smokey Mary put you through your paces, and you probably cursed a few times.
              Now it's all comfort and no joy in trains.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks Paul for the read and kind words of encouragement. I appreciate much of the old, I guess because I am old but some things are better when remembered

              • arqios

                Love the adventure, quirky but gets you to where you’re going 🕊️🙏🏻

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you Cryptic for the review yes I am always intrigued by the ambiguity of language that in double entendre is often misunderstood or maybe understood. Your words are most important my friend

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Soren, this is bold and unapologetic. The rhythm drives hard, relentless, and playful all at once. It knows exactly what it’s doing and leans into it without flinching. That confidence carries the whole piece. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thank you Tristan when you write somethings you never know how they will be taken so prepare for the worst I always say. Appreciate the read and comment my friend

                  • Allie561

                    Great work Soren. This was a nice poem to wake up to as it’s a little humorous. Nonetheless the rhyming and descriptive words are on point, nice job.

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thank you so much for the read and comment they are most important to me. Humor is not my forte but the language does its job.

                      • Allie561

                        You are very welcome, and yes it works very well.

                      • Goldfinch60

                        Very clever write soren, many thoughts come to mind. LOL

                        Andy

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thanks Andy we say what we want and people take it the way they want. Appreciate the read and comment

                        • xTattooingPaperx

                          I am loving this last bit. Great piece

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Thanks so much for the read the message is in the eye of the beholder

                            • xTattooingPaperx

                              That's what I love about poetry.



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