Tracheotomy! Now there’s a good word Though its medical meaning May be far from absurd What I like’s the phonics Harsh and then round And the fact that the spelling Is not quite as it sounds Then comes an image of trains speeding down rails Puffing and blowing In brimstone rich hail Or adding the ending Perhaps a train full of soldiers From the Somme or from Ypres All packed shoulder to shoulder Passing the Woodbines Some chatting, some leaning Ironically smoking Inside this words meaning So all words have a life Those wheels within wheels And the poet just tries To determine what’s real.