Living
There was an Old Man at a Junction
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Living
There was an Old Man at a Junction,
Whose feelings were wrung with compunction
When they said, "The Train's gone!" he exclaimed, "How forlorn!"
But remained on the rails of the Junction.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man at a Junction.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/126/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man at a Junction.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/126/.
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