The Poetry Stash: 1November2024

Land of Hope and Dreams by Bruce Springsteen

Today’s selection is “Land of Hope and Dreams” by Bruce Springsteen. To listen to the song, click here.

Land of Hope and Dreams by Bruce Springsteen

Grab your ticket and your suitcase
Thunder's rolling down the tracks
You don't know where you're goin'
But you know you won't be back
Darlin' if you're weary
Lay your head upon my chest
We'll take what we can carry
And we'll leave the rest
Big Wheels rolling through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
I will provide for you
And I'll stand by your side
You'll need a good companion for
This part of the ride
Leave behind your sorrows
Let this day be the last
Tomorrow there'll be sunshine
And all this darkness past
Big wheels roll through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
This train
Carries saints and sinners
This train
Carries losers and winners
This Train
Carries whores and gamblers
This Train
Carries lost souls
This Train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
Faith will be rewarded
This Train
Hear the steel wheels singin'
This Train
Bells of freedom ringin'
This Train
Carries broken-hearted
This Train
Thieves and sweet souls departed
This Train
Carries fools and kings
This Train
All aboard
This Train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
Faith will be rewarded
This Train
Hear the steel wheels singin'
This Train
Bells of freedom ringin'

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen
Land of Hope and Dreams lyrics © Mayfield Music, Bruce Springsteen Music, Sony Pop Music Publishing, Eldridge Publishing Co.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “you don’t know/you know”
2.	Begin with “a good companion”
3.	Draft a poem that describes a journey.
4.	Draft a poem that explores an imagined place.

5. Photo by Alexander Zvir via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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