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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That's very true bina..I loved it
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nidhana: this is really an old one- read sima sach's hindi poem and hence
posted mine as well
will checkout the link
love
bina
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supsie:
tx 4 stopping by. btw hv finished the crossing over tale fyi
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chanchalji
tx 4 stopping by
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:-) Love the subways.. something so subterranean and ... almost earthy abt them :-)
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Hi Bina, Lovely poem. Back to writing poems, is it? Your poem reminded me of this funny video I saw recently. Pl. check it out when you have time: http://www.chilloutzone.de /files/08040701.html
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Dear Beena
That is very true for all middle class persons, who are not so successful in life.
They commute, run, provide on the hope that one day it will be over...
But it never ends...
Regards
chanchal
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priym
tx
bina
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anjaline
tx n yup me too used to rush to catch the VT train harbor line day in and day out in bombay many many many moons ago!
bina
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