The Indian Rail
cheena Puri 1973 (Jaipur)
The Indian Rail
The mesmerizing sound of the whistle of the Indian rail,
Rushing forward on its trail.
The expanse of mud hills on either side of the steamy soldier with its unwavering and ardent gaze,
Focused to reach its destination in haste.
Gushing forward with its fervent red and black cloak,
Donning its majestic armour with its rumbling roar.
It didn’t know someone is enchanted by its grace and rushes out to get a glimpse of its shooting pace.
Will you hold on for some time and let me absorb your heroic demeanor for a while!!!
To keep your image a bit longer on my mind’s frame.
But not to halt, not to break and not to look back is its shining fate.
About this poem
This poem emerged as a nostalgic remembrance of my childhood joy of watching the rushing train pass by on the the railway track just across our home . The sight of the speeding train filled me with exhilaration and this feeling from childhood inspired me to bring alive that emotion in the form of this poem.
Written on June 21, 2022
Submitted by cheena_puri on August 14, 2022
Modified on March 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A AAXXXXXXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 10 |
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