Metro Train
Pythonlike
you wend your way
across the city
non-partisan
you know no barriers of
race,...
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Metro Train
Pythonlike
you wend your way
across the city
non-partisan
you know no barriers of
race, color, caste, creed
you gorge them all
regardless, sublimely!!!
Disgorging humanity
hither and thither
an endless journey
without respite.
No room for deviation
no room for error
rain or shine
you wend your way
stealthily hissing in and out
of various stations
pythonlike gorging and disgorging
endlessly!!!!!
Commuter -- one who spends his life in riding to and from his wife
And man who shaves and takes a train, and then rides back to shave again.
E(lwyn) B(rooks) White
1899-1985, American Author, Editor
You never have to BUY a ticket for the happiness train, if you run really fast
beside it you will eventually hop on for free! Sometimes you get a couple of
bumps or scratches along the way but nothing that wasn't worth the ride.
Zahra Khalani
originally published @
www.binaguptapoetry.com
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Harry
welcome
n tx 4 yr visit
cheers
bina
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A good descriptive poem, Bina. Yes, that's the New York subway system! Here in LA there were two major riots during the second half of the 20th century (I was here during the second one and I remember helicopter buzzing in the sky.). In New York, there were no such riots. Why? I believe the reason is that in New York everybody has some contact with other groups on the subways. Here in LA, everybody is on the freeways.
Love,
Harry
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Nice one, Bina :)
Love,
Me
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Wonderful definition of a commuter.
Since I'm retired now, I am free of that !
Nice poem...
God Bless.
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MM
tx 4 yr visit n words
love
bina
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FEE
welcome n tx 4 yr visit n words
n u charged nothing!(fee)
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Dear Bina,
The phyton metaphor was lovely. That's exactly what happens with trains. Gorging and disgorging.
Edwin F
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Hi bina.....
As usual its beautiful and .....the composition has a terrific speed with it....
Such meaningful words.....one can actually visualise this....pythonlike thing hissing across !!!
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tx baps
love
bina
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bina ji... chuk chuk goes d metro train...
time n metro train wait for no one hehehehheeh...:-)
gud one,, bina ji.. :-)
lovedd tis quote tooo.. how true,, no..
You never have to BUY a ticket for the happiness train, if you run really fast
beside it you will eventually hop on for free! Sometimes you get a couple of
bumps or scratches along the way but nothing that wasn't worth the ride.
rgds
Bhavna
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