Saturday, 17 January 2009

Poem 10: A Train Journey


This poem is an imaginary work about a guy and a girl who meet as strangers during a train journey but fall for each other with a dramatic end to their love tale. As this is an imaginary work, the poem may or may not be close to reality.

A Train journey

Guy's version:
Eyes wander through the train window

Forlorn moments, I wish could change

My attention turn! An unheralded beauty
seated opposite to me


Careful glimpses of her adjusting her hair
Rays of light fill the milieu
Tinkles in my ear and symphony of love

Is it love at first sight?

Ineffable! I am not able to talk to her

Will be she respond if i talk?
Sunk in the ripples in the puddles of my thoughts

I relish the short glimpses of her grace


Girl's version:

Seated opposite to me! Handsome but shy!
He is just a stranger, I keep saying to myself

Why am I still attracted by his aura?

Bombarded by myriads of thoughts!


Careful glimpses of him

Enthralled but unable to resist

Pondering whether i should talk to him first
O
r wait for him to break the ice?

I get down at my station with sadness
Convicted by his silence, my heart feels heavy
!

Ending:
From the train chugging along,I watch her disappear
In disbelief, my heart breaks like a bridge less chasm

2 comments:

Sail: said...

Good one:)

Anonymous said...

initially i thought it was u in the poem then it was a great relief...its a beautiful poem its well put but the gals feelings are interpreted very casually