To a Locomotive in Winter

To a Locomotive in winter by Walt Whitman. Before reading I was thinking that this poem was about a train that was on its last ride or maybe about a someone trying to get home, or even a Christmas poem. But it turn out to about a poem that will show how the world will change. He want to show that the locomotive is just one small step in the future America can one say have. (if only he was a live today.)  The reason I would recommend this to a friend is because the story about the author (Walt). Walt loved to write about the advancement the world will have one day.