Day 29, #OctPoWriMO2020
I love to travel and the picture of the railroad track certainly brought back fond memories of those long journeys I used to take during the holidays as a child. Missing those memorable moments when fellow passengers not only shared home cooked food, but also stories . Those journeys have never been boring and many a times I have seen strangers parting as friends with promises of being in touch.
The poem today is like reliving those happy moments.
Form: Free Verse.
From Strangers to Friends
It was a bright Sunny morning
The air crisp and fresh
The dew drops glittering with joy
Wished me Good Bye
As I boarded the train for a long journey forth
My heart skipped a beat
The engine purred into action
My journey had begun.
Eager, excited, I Looked out of the window
As my city was left behind
Trees, valleys, meadows danced along
And the train chugged ahead.
The metal wheels moved in full swing
While the track paved the way ahead
Dollops of white clouds embraced the clear blue sky
Smiling I believe, happy as I
The compartment was full
Fellow passengers going to different destinations
But at the moment entwined together
Conversations flowed like the free flowing river
Stories , laughter, food …..shared and enjoyed
There sat an old lady,
sharing stories as old and
Intriguing as the wrinkles on her skin
The group a furlong away was singing happily
College students , I believe
The children played and made a delightful
Combination of colors and patterns
Of happy faces, faces which cannot be forgotten
The pages of my diary gets filled
With sketches of the happy moments
Which I know I will cherish, always.
Today as I sit and travel to those good old days
The old diary sits on my lap
How I wish I could go back
To those nomadic days
When I met strangers
But parted as friends.
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