The Train’s a Stage

I felt like Shakespeare when he wrote "...Life's a Stage". I felt the same drawing resemblances from the train to a stage!

As Seconds tick and Minutes cross,

Hours fade and Nights fall,

I see my destination approaching,

Midst the green fields and hairy trees,

Yellow flowers with the poppy seeds.

The lines cross, zigzagging through

Villages and bridges, and the mushroom grew,

Along the tracks ’which the rails ran,

Brushing the winds, as fast as they can!

Stops arrive and the passengers change,

The vehicle called train seems so strange!

A bust of air and the windows open,

Few particles of dust and the eyes water,

Homage to the land, he pays as a token,

And others chatter, while the wastes scatter.

One goes and another comes,

Same is the train, and the journey’s the same!

The actor goes and the actor comes,

Same is the stage, and the play’s the same!

 

NAYAN

5:15 PM, Sat, 3^rd Oct ’09

Patna-Secunderabad Express Train

[Till the ‘Itarsi’ station, signed at the station]

Reviews

[Lorraine]

Beautiful descriptions. It's one of those poems wonderful enough to be both imaginative and reflective. The way you described the station in such great and accurate detail is very impressive. Also, comparing a train to a stage is a rather unique and well-justified thought.

Keep Writing. ^___^

[Tina Kline]

This is quite impressive! Your words create the feeling for me as I read it like I was the one experiencing the journey. Great job on comparing the train to a stage.

[harman kour]

wonderful write! your thoughts and words have been put together so well... a very different comparison - train , life , stage... but it appears so good I have read this poem over and over trying to grasp more... It was a pleasure to read this one!

[Brokensoul]

I haven't embarked on a train journey for a long time but after reading this piece, the memories of traveling on train comes back so vividly.

Same is the train, and the journey’s the same!

The actor goes and the actor comes,

Same is the stage, and the play’s the same!

Very powerful and wonderful lines!

[Cassandra D.]

When writing like this, who wouldn't feel like Shakespeare?
lol, amazingly written