It feels so wonderful..
To be on your own..
All by yourself..
In the train..
Swaying to the beats of
the train..
I amongst the unknown
crowd,
Seated
With an eye on my
luggage..
And the other on my
novel..
The solemn music of the
train..
The rhythm, the pattern..
The feeling of the strong
wind on my face,
so prominent, just
like a splash of water!
I in my cozy window seat
It’s so exciting
After all it's
My train journey after a
year
Luggage stacked overhead
In a row,
Fans not working,
Tubes flickering,
No messaging! (Due
to no network :-P)
The Indian railways is
Always so amazing
Ah! The smell of different
eatables!
Vendors walking past by..
Other trains speeding by..
At last comes a station..
I see people searching for
known faces…
Curiosity
brimming.. Searching...
I as observant as ever
Listening to people
talking and gossiping
Sometimes even
eaves-dropping!!
Thinking about my journey
Having mixed feelings
Of the sadness of leaving
my friends behind
Accompanied by
The happiness of meeting
my kins..
People in the train of
different
Caste, color and language
All seem to be ONE
Indeed! India has a rich
culture
I could keenly sense
it
The oneness amongst US
Is so wonderful
Sometimes small journeys
Can prove to be
Great thought provokers
And we need very little
inspiration
To spill our thoughts
And this great feeling
Has brought out the
Hidden writer in me :-)
Kovai Express
10-09-08
You've described the train journey in such a sweet manner dee. :) It reminded me of those trips from Vellore to Hyderabad.. :)
ReplyDeletePS: Don't read books when the train is in motion. Your sight will increase :P :D
Thanks Vamsi !! :-)
DeleteOk !! No more reading during travelling !! :-D
Its been ages since I travelled by a train :( Your poem made me realise that Im missing all those kutty kutty funs..such a nice poem it is ;)
ReplyDeleteWow !! I didn't know that my scribbling will make such an impact on u !! :-P :-P
Deletebut yeah.. its fun travelling by train !! :-D
Thanks dear !! <3
Awww..That was a really cute poem! I've been on the Kovai Express a gazillion times, yet the beauty of the travel never crossed my mind :/
ReplyDeleteThanks Divs! :) :) :)
DeleteAwww!!!
the nuances of a "typical" traveler's mind have been well captured....good one!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you !!! :))
DeleteIt was a sheer great poem. Subject was really interesting. This actually made me remember my trip Chennai to Cochin. I had a official trip to Cochin for two months. They sent by Kingfisher. got three days leave in middle (strike + week off). Suddenly thought of see my people. so i was returning by train, unreserved compartment, no seat, sat on the entrance, seat was news paper, had a chat with many people. I was very happy compare to air journey. Divya! you made me remember all these. thank you :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great...It feels great recalling all these things which happened to us in the past...Often small things like this give us more pleasure than any other thing! :-)
DeleteA budding railfan? :)
ReplyDeleteAmmm hmmm maybe!! :))
DeleteIt was good. The best part is the simplicity of the writings. Thoroughly enjoyed it..
ReplyDeleteTo say on the lighter vein, tell me something.. You said you are as observant as ever. So what are you doing with the novel ??.
But this one, like your other blogs (but for one) is really wonderful..
PS : I'm becoming fan of your writings. I'd be really interested to read your future blogs.. Good luck. Cheers
Thanks a lot! Hmmm, and i'm observant as ever as well as reading a novel and both are possible at the same time coz of a simple reason ::: i can multitask !! :D
DeleteTHANK YOU FOR YOUR WISHES ! :)
superb yaar excellent use of words . beautifully described a train journey . felt like i was in a train . carry on ur great work
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot! :))
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